<< Psalm 47 >>
GOD'S WORD ® Translation


1 For the choir director; a psalm by Korah's descendants. Clap your hands, all you people. Shout to God with a loud, joyful song.
2 We must fear the LORD, the Most High. He is the great king of the whole earth.
3 He brings people under our authority and puts nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah
5 God has gone up with a joyful shout. The LORD has gone up with the sound of a ram's horn.
6 Make music to praise God. Play music for him! Make music to praise our king. Play music for him!
7 God is the king of the whole earth. Make your best music for him!
8 God rules the nations. He sits upon his holy throne.
9 The influential people from the nations gather together as the people of the God of Abraham. The rulers of the earth belong to God. He rules everything.

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