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,

Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

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

For Adonai Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

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

He subdues nations under 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 glory of Jacob [Supplanter] whom he 'ahav ·affectionately loved·. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

God has gone up with a shout, Adonai with the sound of a shofar ·ram horn·.

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

Sing zahmar ·musical praise· to God, sing zahmar ·musical praise·. Sing zahmar ·musical praise· to our King, sing zahmar ·musical praise·.

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

For God is the King of all the earth. Sing zahmar ·musical praise· with understanding.

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

God reigns over the nations. God sits 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 princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham [Father of a multitude]. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!