Psalms 47

1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. All you peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing,

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

2 For YHWH Most High [is] fearful, A great King over all the earth.

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

3 He leads peoples under us, and nations under our feet.

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

4 He chooses for us our inheritance, The excellence of Jacob that He loves. (Selah)

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

5 God has gone up with a shout, YHWH with the sound of a horn.

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

6 Praise God—praise—give praise to our king, praise.

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

7 For God [is] King of all the earth, Give praise, O understanding one.

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

8 God has reigned over nations, God has sat on His holy throne,

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

9 Nobles of peoples have been gathered, [With] the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of earth [are] to God, Greatly has He been exalted!

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.