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He chose our inheritance for us,
    the pride of Jacob,[a] whom he loved. Selah
[b]God has ascended amid shouts of joy;
    the Lord, amid the sound of trumpets.
Sing praises to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 47:5 Our inheritance . . . the pride of Jacob: the Promised Land (see Gen 12:7; 17:8; Ex 3:8; Deut 1:8; Jer 3:18), which God gave Israel by a sovereign act.
  2. Psalm 47:6 God ascends liturgically to the temple in the Ark of the Covenant.

God has ascended(A) amid shouts of joy,(B)
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.(C)
Sing praises(D) to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the King of all the earth;(E)
    sing to him a psalm(F) of praise.

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