Psalm 47 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

God Is King over All the Earth

Psa 47:1To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
Clap your hands, all peoples!
Shout to God with loud songs of joy!

Psa 47:2

Psa 47:2For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared,
a great king over all the earth.

Psa 47:3

Psa 47:3He subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.

Psa 47:4

Psa 47:4He chose our heritage for us,
the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

Psa 47:5

Psa 47:5God has gone up with a shout,
the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

Psa 47:6

Psa 47:6Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

Psa 47:7

Psa 47:7For God is the King of all the earth;
sing praises with a psalm![fn]

Psa 47:8

Psa 47:8God reigns over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.

Psa 47:9

Psa 47:9The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted!

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ESV Footnotes

(47:7)

Hebrew maskil

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Psalm 47 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

God Is King over All the Earth

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