Psalms 47

1 For the music director. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Everyone, clap your hands! Shout with joy to the Lord!

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

2 For the Lord Most High is awe-inspiring; he is the great King of all the earth.

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

3 He subdues other peoples under us; he puts nations under our feet.

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

4 He chose the land for us to own; the proud possession of Jacob's descendants whom he loves. (Selah)

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

5 God ascends his throne with a great shout, the Lord is accompanied by the sound of the trumpet.

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

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

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

7 For God is King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!

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

8 God rules over the nations; he sits on his holy throne.

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

9 The rulers of the nations gather together with the people of the God of Abraham, for the defenders of the earth belong to God. He is highly honored everywhere.

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