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Psalm 47
International Children’s Bible

God, the King of the World

For the director of music. A song of the sons of Korah.

47 Clap your hands, all you people.
    Shout to God with joy.
2 The Lord Most High is wonderful.
    He is the great King over all the earth!
3 He defeated nations for us
    and put them under our control.
4 He chose the land we would inherit.
    We are the children of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah

5 God has risen with a shout of joy.
    The Lord has risen as the trumpets sounded.
6 Sing praises to God. Sing praises.
    Sing praises to our King. Sing praises.
7 God is King of all the earth.
    So sing a song of praise to him.
8 God is King over the nations.
    God sits on his holy throne.
9 The 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
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Psalm 47[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

1 Clap your hands,(A) all you nations;
    shout to God with cries of joy.(B)

2 For the Lord Most High(C) is awesome,(D)
    the great King(E) over all the earth.
3 He subdued(F) nations under us,
    peoples under our feet.
4 He chose our inheritance(G) for us,
    the pride of Jacob,(H) whom he loved.[b]

5 God has ascended(I) amid shouts of joy,(J)
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.(K)
6 Sing praises(L) to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth;(M)
    sing to him a psalm(N) of praise.

8 God reigns(O) over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.(P)
9 The nobles of the nations assemble
    as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings[c] of the earth belong to God;(Q)
    he is greatly exalted.(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 47:1 In Hebrew texts 47:1-9 is numbered 47:2-10.
  2. Psalm 47:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 47:9 Or shields
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