Psalms 47

1 To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph!

For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm. Clap your hands, all you peoples: shout to God in ringing cries.

2 For Jehovah, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth.

For the Lord is most high and dread, a great king over all the earth.

3 He subdueth the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.

He subdues the peoples under us, the nations under our feet;

4 He hath chosen our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. (Selah)

he chooses our heritage for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loves. (Selah)

5 God is gone up amid shouting, Jehovah amid the sound of the trumpet.

God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

6 Sing psalms of God, sing psalms; sing psalms unto our King, sing psalms!

Sing praise to our God, sing praises: sing praise to our king, sing praises.

7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing psalms with understanding.

For king of all earth is he: praise God in a skilful song.

8 God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

God is king over all the nations, God sits on his holy throne.

9 The willing-hearted of the peoples have gathered together, [with] the people of the God of Abraham. For unto God [belong] the shields of the earth: he is greatly exalted.

Princes of nations gather with the people of Abraham’s God: for the shields of the earth are God’s; greatly exalted is he.