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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Psalms 47
47
To the director: A song from the Korah family.
1Everyone, clap your hands.
Shout with joy to God!
2The Lord Most High is awesome.
He is the great King over all the earth.
3He helped us defeat other nations.
He put those people under our control.
4He chose our land for us.
He chose that wonderful land for Jacob, the one he loved. Selah
5The Lord God goes up to his throne
at the sound of the trumpet and horn.
6Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7God is the King of the whole world.
Sing songs of praise!#47:7 songs of praise Literally, “maskil.” See “maskil” in the Word List.
8God sits on his holy throne;
he rules all the nations.
9The leaders of the nations have come together
with the people of the God of Abraham.
All the rulers of the world belong to God.
He is over them all!
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