Psalms 47
47
God, the King of the World
For the director of music. A song of the sons of Korah.
1Clap your hands, all you people.
Shout to God with joy.
2The Lord Most High is wonderful.
He is the great King over all the earth!
3He defeated nations for us
and put them under our control.
4He chose the land we would inherit.
We are the children of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah
5God has risen with a shout of joy.
The Lord has risen as the trumpets sounded.
6Sing praises to God. Sing praises.
Sing praises to our King. Sing praises.
7God is King of all the earth.
So sing a song of praise to him.
8God is King over the nations.
God sits on his holy throne.
9The leaders of the nations meet
with the people of the God of Abraham.
Even the leaders of the earth belong to God.
He is supreme.
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Psalm 47
47
God Is King over All the Earth
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of #Ps. 42, titlethe Sons of Korah.
1 #
2 Kgs. 11:12; Isa. 55:12; Nah. 3:19 Clap your hands, all peoples!
#
Ps. 95:1; [1 Sam. 10:24] Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
2For the Lord, the Most High, #Ps. 66:3, 5; 68:35; Deut. 7:21 is to be feared,
#
Mal. 1:14
a great king over all the earth.
3He #See Ps. 18:47subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.
4He chose our #Ps. 2:8; [1 Pet. 1:4] heritage for us,
#
Amos 6:8; 8:7; Nah. 2:2 the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
5God #2 Sam. 6:15; [Ps. 68:18]has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7For God is #Zech. 14:9 the King of all the earth;
sing praises #1 Cor. 14:15with a psalm!#47:7 Hebrew maskil
8God #Ps. 22:28; 1 Chr. 16:31reigns over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.
9 # [Ps. 72:11; Isa. 49:7, 23] The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For #Ps. 89:18the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted!
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