Psalm 47:1–9
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1O aclap your hands, all ye people;
aaShout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2For the Lord most high is bterrible;
He is a great King over all the earth.
3He shall csubdue the people under us,
And the nations under our feet.
4He shall choose our dinheritance for us,
The eexcellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
5fGod is gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6Sing praises to God, sing praises:
Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7For God is gthe King of all the earth:
hSing ye praises ||with understanding.
8iGod reigneth over the heathen:
God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
9||The jprinces of the people are gathered together,
Even the people of the God of Abraham:
For kthe shields of the earth belong unto God:
He is greatly exalted.
Footnotes
- aNah. 3:19. So 2 Kin. 11:12. Isai. 55:12.
- aaSee Ps. 95:1.
- bPs. 66:2, 5. & 68:5. & 76:7 (Heb.), 12. & 89:7 (Heb.). Mal. 1:14 (Heb.). See Deut. 7:21.
- cPs. 18:47. So Ps. 49:14. & 144:2.
- eAmos 6:8. & 8:7. So Isai. 60:15. Comp. Isai. 13:11. Nah. 2:3.
- fSee Ps. 68:25.
- gSee Zech. 14:9.
- hSo 1 Cor. 14:15.
- ||Or, every one that hath understanding. See Ps. 32, title.
- iSo Ps. 22:28. See 1 Chr. 16:31.
- ||Or, The voluntary of the people are gathered unto the people of the God of Abraham.
- kPs. 89:18 Heb. & marg. Hos. 4:18 marg.
Cross references
- d1 Pet. 1:4.
- j1 Sam. 2:8. Job 12:21. & 34:18.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Clap your hands, all peoples!
Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared,
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!
For God is the King of all the earth;
sing praises with a psalm!
God reigns over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.
The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
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.
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.
The nobles of the nations assemble
as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings of the earth belong to God;
he is greatly exalted.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout to God with a jubilant cry.
For the Lord, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,
a great King over the whole 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, with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our King, sing praise!
Sing a song of wisdom,
for God is King of the whole earth.
God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on his holy throne.
The nobles of the peoples have assembled
with the people of the God of Abraham.
For the leaders of the earth belong to God;
he is greatly exalted.
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NLTNew Living Translation
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.
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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.
The rulers of the world have gathered together
with the people of the God of Abraham.
For all the kings of the earth belong to God.
He is highly honored everywhere.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
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.
For God is king of all the earth.
Sing praises with understanding.
God reigns over nations;
God sits on his holy throne.
The princes of the peoples are gathered together
with the people of Abraham’s God.
For the shields of the earth belong to God.
He is very exalted.
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