Psalms 47
The psalmist calls all nations to clap their hands and shout to God, for the LORD Most High is a great King over all the earth. God has ascended with a shout and the sound of a trumpet; He reigns over the nations and sits on His holy throne.
| v | King James Version | Modern English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. | Clap Your hands, all You nations; shout to God with cries of joy. |
| 2 | For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. | For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. |
| 3 | He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. | He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. |
| 4 | He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. | He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. |
| 5 | God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. | God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets. |
| 6 | Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. | Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. |
| 7 | For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. | For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. |
| 8 | God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. | God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne. |
| 9 | The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. | The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted. |