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Psalm 47:5–8

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!

For God is fthe King of all the earth;

sing praises gwith a psalm!1

God hreigns over the nations;

God sits on his holy throne.

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Psalm 47:5–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

For God is the King of all the earth;

sing to him a psalm of praise.

God reigns over the nations;

God is seated on his holy throne.

Psalm 47:5–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

For God is the King of all the earth:

Sing ye praises with understanding.

God reigneth over the heathen:

God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

Psalm 47:5–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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!

For God is the King over all the earth.

Praise him with a psalm.

God reigns above the nations,

sitting on his holy throne.

Psalm 47:5–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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!

For God is the King of all the earth;

Sing praises with understanding.

God reigns over the nations;

God sits on His holy throne.

Psalm 47:5–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

God is King of all the earth,

so sing a song of praise to him.

God is King over the nations.

God sits on his holy throne.

Psalm 47:5–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

For God is the King of all the earth:

Sing ye praises with understanding.

God reigneth over the nations:

God sitteth upon his holy throne.

Psalm 47:5–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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! For God is the King of all the earth; sing psalms with understanding. God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

Psalm 47:5–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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! 

God is the king of the whole earth. 

Make your best music for him! 

God rules the nations. 

He sits upon his holy throne. 

Psalm 47:5–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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!

Sing a song of wisdom,

for God is King of all the earth.

God reigns over the nations;

God is seated on His holy throne.

Psalm 47:5–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

For God is the king of all the earth;

sing praises with a psalm.

God is king over the nations;

God sits on his holy throne.

Psalm 47:5–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.

For God is king of all the earth.

Sing praises with understanding.

God reigns over nations;

God sits on his holy throne.

Psalm 47:5–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

God is the King of the whole earth.

Sing a psalm of praise to him.

God rules over the nations.

He is seated on his holy throne.

Psalm 47:5–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.

For God is the King of all the earth;

Sing praises with a skillful psalm.

God reigns over the nations,

God sits on His holy throne.


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