Psalms 47

1 You people all [over the world], clap your hands for joy! Shout joyfully to [praise] God!

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” O clap your hands, all ye nations! Shout unto God with the voice of triumph!

2 Yahweh, who is much greater than any other god, is awesome; he is the king who rules over all the world!

For terrible is Jehovah, the Most High, The great king over all the earth.

3 He enabled us to defeat [the armies of] the people-groups [that lived in Canaan].

He hath subdued nations under us, And kingdoms under our feet;

4 He chose for us this land where we now live; we Israeli people [MTY], whom he loves, are proud that we own this land.

He hath chosen for us an inheritance, The glory of Jacob, whom he loved. (Pause)

5 God has gone up [into his temple]. The people shouted joyfully and blew trumpets as Yahweh went up.

God goeth up with a shout; Jehovah with the sound of the trumpet.

6 Sing songs to praise our God! Sing to praise him [DOU]! Sing to God, our king!

Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our king, sing praises!

7 God is the one who rules over everything in the world; sing a psalm to him!

For God is king of all the earth; Sing to him hymns of praise!

8 God sits on his sacred throne as he rules over the people of [all] ethnic groups.

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

9 The rulers of those people-groups gather as God’s people, the people [descended] from Abraham, [do]. But God has more power than the weapons/shields [of all the kings] on the earth; (he is greatly honored/people honor him) everywhere.

The princes of the nations gather themselves together To the people of the God of Abraham; For the mighty of the earth belong to God; He is supremely exalted.