Psalms 47

1 For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with the sound of triumph.

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

2 For Yahweh Most High is terrifying; he is a great King over all the earth.

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

3 He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet.

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

4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. (Selah)

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

5 God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.

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

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

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

7 For God is the King over all the earth; sing praises with understanding.

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

8 God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.

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

9 The princes of the peoples have gathered together to the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted.

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.