Psalms 47

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

Unto the end. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. All nations, clap your hands. Shout joyfully to God with a voice of exultation.

2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!

For the Lord is exalted and terrible: a great King over all the earth.

3 He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.

He has subjected the peoples to us and subdued the nations under our feet.

4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.

He has chosen us for his inheritance: the splendor of Jacob, whom he has loved.

5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.

God ascends with jubilation, and the Lord with the voice of the trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!

Sing psalms to our God, sing psalms. Sing psalms to our King, sing psalms.

7 For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.

For God is the King of all the earth. Sing psalms wisely.

8 God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

God will reign over the peoples. God sits upon his holy throne.

9 The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

The leaders of the peoples have been gathered together by the God of Abraham. For the strong gods of the earth have been exceedingly exalted.