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Psalm 47:1–6

xClap your hands, all peoples!

yShout to God with loud songs of joy!

For the Lord, the Most High, zis to be feared,

aa great king over all the earth.

He bsubdued peoples under us,

and nations under our feet.

He chose our cheritage for us,

dthe pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

God ehas gone up with a shout,

the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises!

Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

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Psalm 47:1–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

Clap your hands, all you nations;

shout to God with cries of joy.

For the Lord Most High is awesome,

the great King over all the earth.

He subdued nations under us,

peoples under our feet.

He chose our inheritance for us,

the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.

God has ascended amid shouts of joy,

the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.

Sing praises to God, sing praises;

sing praises to our King, sing praises.

Psalm 47:1–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

O clap your hands, all ye people;

Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

For the Lord most high is terrible;

He is a great King over all the earth.

He shall subdue the people under us,

And the nations under our feet.

He shall choose our inheritance for us,

The excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

God is gone up with a shout,

The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises:

Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

Psalm 47:1–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Come, everyone! Clap your hands!

Shout to God with joyful praise!

For the Lord Most High is awesome.

He is the great King of all the earth.

He subdues the nations before us,

putting our enemies beneath our feet.

He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance,

the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves.

Interlude

God has ascended with a mighty shout.

The Lord has ascended with trumpets blaring.

Sing praises to God, sing praises;

sing praises to our King, sing praises!

Psalm 47:1–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!

Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

For the Lord Most High is awesome;

He is a great King over all the earth.

He will subdue the peoples under us,

And the nations under our feet.

He will choose our inheritance for us,

The excellence of Jacob whom He loves.

Selah

God has gone up with a shout,

The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises!

Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

Psalm 47:1–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Clap your hands, all you people.

Shout to God with joy.

The Lord Most High is wonderful.

He is the great King over all the earth!

He defeated nations for us

and put them under our control.

He chose the land we would inherit.

We are the children of Jacob, whom he loved.

Selah

God has risen with a shout of joy;

the Lord has risen as the trumpets sounded.

Sing praises to God. Sing praises.

Sing praises to our King. Sing praises.

Psalm 47:1–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples;

Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

For Jehovah Most High is terrible;

He is a great King over all the earth.

He subdueth peoples under us,

And nations under our feet.

He chooseth our inheritance for us,

The glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah

God is gone up with a shout,

Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises:

Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

Psalm 47:1–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

All ye peoples, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph! For Jehovah, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth. He subdueth the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet. He hath chosen our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

God is gone up amid shouting, Jehovah amid the sound of the trumpet. Sing psalms of God, sing psalms; sing psalms unto our King, sing psalms!

Psalm 47:1–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Clap your hands, all you people. 

Shout to God with a loud, joyful song. 

We must fear the Lord, the Most High. 

He is the great king of the whole earth. 

He brings people under our authority 

and ⸤puts⸥ nations under our feet. 

He chooses our inheritance for us, 

the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. 

Selah 

God has gone up with a joyful shout. 

The Lord has gone up with the sound of a ram’s horn. 

Make music to praise God. 

Play music for him! 

Make music to praise our king. 

Play music for him! 

Psalm 47:1–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Clap your hands, all you peoples;

shout to God with a jubilant cry.

For Yahweh, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,

a great King over all the earth.

He subdues peoples under us

and nations under our feet.

He chooses for us our inheritance—

the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

God ascends among shouts of joy,

the Lord, among the sound of trumpets.

Sing praise to God, sing praise;

sing praise to our King, sing praise!

Psalm 47:1–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Clap your hands, all you peoples;

shout to God with loud songs of joy.

For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome,

a great king over all the earth.

He subdued peoples under us,

and nations under our feet.

He chose our heritage for us,

the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

God has gone up with a shout,

the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises;

sing praises to our King, sing praises.

Psalm 47:1–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

All you peoples, clap your hands.

Shout to God with a voice of rejoicing.

For Yahweh Most High is awesome,

a great king over all the earth.

He subdues peoples under us

and nations under our feet.

He chooses for us our inheritance,

the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

God has gone up with a shout,

Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises.

Sing praises to our king, sing praises.

Psalm 47:1–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Clap your hands, all you nations.

Shout to God with cries of joy.

How wonderful is the Lord Most High!

He is the great King over the whole earth.

He brought nations under our control.

He made them fall under us.

He chose our land for us.

The people of Jacob are proud of their land,

and God loves them. Selah

God went up to his throne while his people were shouting with joy.

The Lord went up while trumpets were playing.

Sing praises to God. Sing praises.

Sing praises to our King. Sing praises.

Psalm 47:1–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

O clap your hands, all peoples;

Shout to God with the voice of joy.

For the Lord Most High is to be feared,

A great King over all the earth.

He subdues peoples under us

And nations under our feet.

He chooses our inheritance for us,

The glory of Jacob whom He loves.

Selah.

God has ascended with a shout,

The Lord, with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises;

Sing praises to our King, sing praises.


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