Psalms 47

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph!

2 For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

For Jehovah, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth.

3 He subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.

He subdueth the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.

4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. (Selah)

He hath chosen our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. (Selah)

5 God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

God is gone up amid shouting, Jehovah amid the sound of the trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God! Sing praises! Sing praises to our King! Sing praises!

Sing psalms of God, sing psalms; sing psalms unto our King, sing psalms!

7 For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.

For God is the King of all the earth; sing psalms with understanding.

8 God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.

God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

9 The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!

The willing-hearted of the peoples have gathered together, [with] the people of the God of Abraham. For unto God [belong] the shields of the earth: he is greatly exalted.