Salmenes 47

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Gud fór op under jubelrop, Herren under basuners lyd.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.