Psalm 47

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 47

God Our King

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

¹Clap your hands, all you peoples;^(A)
shout to God with a jubilant cry.^(B)
²For the Lord, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,
a great King over the whole earth.^(C)
³He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.^(D)
⁴He chooses for us our inheritance—
the pride of Jacob, whom he loves.^(E)Selah

⁵God ascends among shouts of joy,
the Lord, with the sound of a ram’s horn.^(F)
⁶Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our King, sing praise!^(G)
⁷Sing a song of wisdom,^[a]
for God is King of the whole earth.^(H)

⁸God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on his holy throne.^(I)
⁹The nobles of the peoples have assembled
with the people of the God of Abraham.^(J)
For the leaders^[b] of the earth belong to God;
he is greatly exalted.^(K)

Notas al pie

47:7 Or Sing a maskil
47:9 Lit shields

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