Psalms 47

1 To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. All ye peoples, clap your hands, Shout unto God, with the voice of triumph;

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

2 For, Yahweh—as Most High, is to be revered, A great king, over all the earth,

For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.

3 He will subjugate, Peoples under us, and, Tribes of men beneath our feet.

He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet.

4 He chooseth for us our inheritance, The excellence of Jacob, which he hath loved. (Selah)

He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. (Selah)

5 God hath ascended with a shout, Yahweh, with the sound of a horn.

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

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

Sing praises to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

7 For God is king of all the earth, Sing praises with understanding.

For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding.

8 God, hath become king, over the nations, God, hath taken his seat upon his holy throne.

God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.

9 The willing-hearted of the peoples, have gathered themselves together, The people of the God of Abraham; For, to God, belong the shields of the earth, Greatly is he exalted.

The princes of the peoples are gathered together [To be] the people of the God of Abraham; For the shields of the earth belong unto God: He is greatly exalted.