Psalm 47:1–5
1 O aclap your hands, all ye people;
aaShout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2 For the Lord most high is bterrible;
He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He shall csubdue the people under us,
And the nations under our feet.
4 He shall choose our dinheritance for us,
The eexcellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
5 fGod is gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Psalm 47:1–5 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 Clap your hands, all you nations;
shout to God with cries of joy.
2 For the Lord Most High is awesome,
the great King over all the earth.
3 He subdued nations under us,
peoples under our feet.
4 He chose our inheritance for us,
the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.
5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.
Psalm 47:1–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Clap your hands, all peoples!
Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
2 For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared,
a great king over all the earth.
3 He subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.
4 He chose our heritage for us,
the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
5 God has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Psalm 47:1–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Come, everyone! Clap your hands!
Shout to God with joyful praise!
2 For the Lord Most High is awesome.
He is the great King of all the earth.
3 He subdues the nations before us,
putting our enemies beneath our feet.
4 He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance,
the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves.
Interlude
5 God has ascended with a mighty shout.
The Lord has ascended with trumpets blaring.
Psalm 47:1–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
2 For the Lord Most High is awesome;
He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He will subdue the peoples under us,
And the nations under our feet.
4 He will choose our inheritance for us,
The excellence of Jacob whom He loves.
Selah
5 God has gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Psalm 47:1–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Clap your hands, all you people.
Shout to God with joy.
2 The Lord Most High is wonderful.
He is the great King over all the earth!
3 He defeated nations for us
and put them under our control.
4 He chose the land we would inherit.
We are the children of Jacob, whom he loved.
Selah
5 God has risen with a shout of joy;
the Lord has risen as the trumpets sounded.
Psalm 47:1–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples;
Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2 For Jehovah Most High is terrible;
He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He subdueth peoples under us,
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooseth our inheritance for us,
The glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah
5 God is gone up with a shout,
Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.
Psalm 47:1–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 All ye peoples, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph! 2 For Jehovah, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth. 3 He subdueth the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 He hath chosen our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
5 God is gone up amid shouting, Jehovah amid the sound of the trumpet.
Psalm 47:1–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 Clap your hands, all you people.
Shout to God with a loud, joyful song.
2 We must fear the Lord, the Most High.
He is the great king of the whole earth.
3 He brings people under our authority
and ⸤puts⸥ nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our inheritance for us,
the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.
Selah
5 God has gone up with a joyful shout.
The Lord has gone up with the sound of a ram’s horn.
Psalm 47:1–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout to God with a jubilant cry.
2 For Yahweh, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,
a great King over all the earth.
3 He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.
4 He chooses for us our inheritance—
the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah
5 God ascends among shouts of joy,
the Lord, among the sound of trumpets.
Psalm 47:1–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout to God with loud songs of joy.
2 For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome,
a great king over all the earth.
3 He subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.
4 He chose our heritage for us,
the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
5 God has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Psalm 47:1–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 All you peoples, clap your hands.
Shout to God with a voice of rejoicing.
2 For Yahweh Most High is awesome,
a great king over all the earth.
3 He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.
4 He chooses for us our inheritance,
the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
5 God has gone up with a shout,
Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
Psalm 47:1–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Clap your hands, all you nations.
Shout to God with cries of joy.
2 How wonderful is the Lord Most High!
He is the great King over the whole earth.
3 He brought nations under our control.
He made them fall under us.
4 He chose our land for us.
The people of Jacob are proud of their land,
and God loves them. Selah
5 God went up to his throne while his people were shouting with joy.
The Lord went up while trumpets were playing.
Psalm 47:1–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 O clap your hands, all peoples;
Shout to God with the voice of joy.
2 For the Lord Most High is to be feared,
A great King over all the earth.
3 He subdues peoples under us
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our inheritance for us,
The glory of Jacob whom He loves.
Selah.
5 God has ascended with a shout,
The Lord, with the sound of a trumpet.