Psalms 47 — parallel

47:1

Oh clap your hands, all you nations.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

47:2

For the LORD Most High is awesome.

How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!

47:3

He subdues nations under us,

He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.

47:4

He chooses our inheritance for us,

He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

47:5

God has gone up with a shout,

God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.

47:6

Sing praises to God! Sing praises!

Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!

47:7

For God is the King of all the earth.

For God is King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise.

47:8

God reigns over the nations.

God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

47:9

The princes of the peoples are gathered together,

The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.