PSALM 47

God’s Rule over the Nations

Psalm 47:1 Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!

Psalm 47:2 For the LORD, the Most High, is awesome, a great king over all the earth.

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

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

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

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

Psalm 47:7 For God is the king of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!

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

Psalm 47:9 The 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!