Salmenes 47

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

O clap your hands, all you people; shout to God with the voice of triumph.

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

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

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

He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

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

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. (Selah)

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

God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

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

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises to our King, sing praises.

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

For God is the King of all the earth: sing you praises with understanding.

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

God reigns over the heathen: God sits on the throne of his holiness.

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 together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong to God: he is greatly exalted.