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!

Unto the end. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. All nations, clap your hands. Shout joyfully to God with a voice of exultation.

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

For the Lord is exalted and terrible: a great King over all the earth.

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

He has subjected the peoples to us and subdued the nations under our feet.

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

He has chosen us for his inheritance: the splendor of Jacob, whom he has loved.

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

God ascends with jubilation, and the Lord with the voice of the trumpet.

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

Sing psalms to our God, sing psalms. Sing psalms to 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 wisely.

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

God will reign over the peoples. God sits upon his holy throne.

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 leaders of the peoples have been gathered together by the God of Abraham. For the strong gods of the earth have been exceedingly exalted.