Psalms 47

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a shofar.

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

6 Sing praises to God! Sing praises! Sing praises to our King! Sing praises!

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

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

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

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

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

9 The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!

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!