Psalms 47
The psalmist calls on all nations to rejoice and praise God, who is exalted as a great King over the earth. God has chosen the people of Jacob as His inheritance and has given them victory over other nations. The psalmist urges the people to sing joyful psalms to God, their King, who reigns over all the earth and sits on His holy throne.
Unto the end. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. All nations, clap your hands. Shout joyfully to God with a voice of exultationFor the Lord is exalted and terrible: a great King over all the earthHe has subjected the peoples to us and subdued the nations under our feetHe has chosen us for his inheritance: the splendor of Jacob, whom he has lovedGod ascends with jubilation, and the Lord with the voice of the trumpetSing psalms to our God, sing psalms. Sing psalms to our King, sing psalmsFor God is the King of all the earth. Sing psalms wiselyGod will reign over the peoples. God sits upon his holy throneThe leaders of the peoples have been gathered together by the God of Abraham. For the strong gods of the earth have been exceedingly exalted
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