Psalms 47

1 To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing,

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

2 For Jehovah Most High [is] fearful, 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 leadeth 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 doth choose for us our inheritance, The excellency of Jacob that He loves. (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 hath gone up with a shout, Jehovah 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 Praise God — praise — give praise to our king, praise.

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

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

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

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

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

9 Nobles of peoples have been gathered, [With] the people of the God of Abraham, For to God [are] the shields of earth, Greatly hath He been 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.