God the King of the Earth.
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
47 O (A)clap your hands, all peoples;
(B)Shout to God with the voice of [a]joy.
2 For the Lord Most High is to be (C)feared,
A (D)great King over all the earth.
3 He (E)subdues peoples under us
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our (F)inheritance for us,
The (G)glory of Jacob whom He loves. [b]Selah.
5 God has (H)ascended [c]with a shout,
The Lord, [d]with the (I)sound of a trumpet.
6 (J)Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to (K)our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the (L)King of all the earth;
Sing praises (M)with a [e]skillful psalm.
8 God (N)reigns over the nations,
God [f]sits on (O)His holy throne.
9 The [g](P)princes of the people have assembled themselves as the (Q)people of the God of Abraham,
For the (R)shields of the earth belong to God;
He [h]is (S)highly exalted.
Footnotes
- Psalm 47:1 Or a ringing cry
- Psalm 47:4 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- Psalm 47:5 Or amid
- Psalm 47:5 Or amid
- Psalm 47:7 Heb Maskil
- Psalm 47:8 Or has taken His seat
- Psalm 47:9 Or nobles
- Psalm 47:9 Lit has greatly exalted Himself
Cross references
- Psalm 47:1 : Ps 98:8
- Psalm 47:1 : Ps 106:47
- Psalm 47:2 : Deut 7:21; Neh 1:5; Ps 66:3, 5; 68:35
- Psalm 47:2 : Mal 1:14
- Psalm 47:3 : Ps 18:47
- Psalm 47:4 : 1 Pet 1:4
- Psalm 47:4 : Amos 6:8; 8:7; Nah 2:2
- Psalm 47:5 : Ps 68:18
- Psalm 47:5 : Ps 98:6
- Psalm 47:6 : Ps 68:4
- Psalm 47:6 : Ps 89:18
- Psalm 47:7 : Zech 14:9
- Psalm 47:7 : 1 Cor 14:15
- Psalm 47:8 : 1 Chr 16:31; Ps 22:28
- Psalm 47:8 : Ps 97:2
- Psalm 47:9 : Ps 72:11; 102:22; Is 49:7, 23
- Psalm 47:9 : Rom 4:11, 12
- Psalm 47:9 : Ps 89:18
- Psalm 47:9 : Ps 97:9