Psalm 47 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Psa 47:1

Psa 47:1For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

Come, everyone! Clap your hands!
Shout to God with joyful praise!

Psa 47:2

Psa 47:2For the LORD Most High is awesome.
He is the great King of all the earth.

Psa 47:3

Psa 47:3He subdues the nations before us,
putting our enemies beneath our feet.

Psa 47:4

Psa 47:4He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance,
the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves.
Interlude

Psa 47:5

Psa 47:5God has ascended with a mighty shout.
The LORD has ascended with trumpets blaring.

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 over all the earth.
Praise him with a psalm.[fn]

Psa 47:8

Psa 47:8God reigns above the nations,
sitting on his holy throne.

Psa 47:9

Psa 47:9The rulers of the world have gathered together
with the people of the God of Abraham.
For all the kings of the earth belong to God.
He is highly honored everywhere.

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NLT Footnotes

(47:7)

Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.

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