Psalms 47

1 You people all [over the world], clap your hands for joy! Shout joyfully to [praise] God!

For the Leader; a Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye peoples; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

2 Yahweh, who is much greater than any other god, is awesome; he is the king who rules over all the world!

For the LORD is most high, awful; a great King over all the earth.

3 He enabled us to defeat [the armies of] the people-groups [that lived in Canaan].

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

4 He chose for us this land where we now live; we Israeli people [MTY], whom he loves, are proud that we own this land.

He chooseth our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob whom He loveth. (Selah)

5 God has gone up [into his temple]. The people shouted joyfully and blew trumpets as Yahweh went up.

God is gone up amidst shouting, the LORD amidst the sound of the horn.

6 Sing songs to praise our God! Sing to praise him [DOU]! Sing to God, our king!

Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

7 God is the one who rules over everything in the world; sing a psalm to him!

For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises in a skilful song.

8 God sits on his sacred throne as he rules over the people of [all] ethnic groups.

God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon His holy throne.

9 The rulers of those people-groups gather as God’s people, the people [descended] from Abraham, [do]. But God has more power than the weapons/shields [of all the kings] on the earth; (he is greatly honored/people honor him) everywhere.

The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham; for unto God belong the shields of the earth; He is greatly exalted.