< Psalms 47 >
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.] Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph.
2 For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth.
For YHWH Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
He subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.
4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. (Selah)
He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. (Selah)
5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
God has gone up with a shout, YHWH with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Sing praise to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
9 The princes of the people are gathered together, [even] the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth [belong] unto God: he is greatly exalted.
The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted.