Salmenes 47

1 Til sangmesteren; av Korahs barn; en salme. Klapp i hender, alle folk, juble for Gud med fryderop.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. All people clap your hands: sing loude vnto God with a ioyfull voyce.

2 For Herren, den Høieste, er forferdelig, en stor konge over all jorden.

For the Lord is high, and terrible: a great King ouer all the earth.

3 Han legger folkeslag under oss og folkeferd under våre føtter.

He hath subdued the people vnder vs, and the nations vnder our feete.

4 Han utvelger oss vår arvelodd, Jakobs, hans elskedes herlighet. (Sela)

Hee hath chosen our inheritance for vs: euen the glory of Iaakob whom he loued. (Selah)

5 Gud fór op under jubelrop, Herren under basuners lyd.

God is gone vp with triumph, euen the Lord, with the sound of the trumpet.

6 Lovsyng Gud, lovsyng! Lovsyng vår konge, lovsyng!

Sing prayses to God, sing prayses: sing prayses vnto our King, sing prayses.

7 For Gud er all jordens konge; syng en sang som gjør vis!

For God is the King of all the earth: sing prayses euery one that hath vnderstanding.

8 Gud er konge over folkene, Gud har satt sig på sin hellige trone.

God reigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon his holy throne.

9 Folkenes fyrster samler sig med Abrahams Guds folk; for jordens skjold hører Gud til, han er såre ophøiet.

The princes of the people are gathered vnto the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the world belong to God: he is greatly to be exalted.