Psalm 47
47
God Is King over All the Earth
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of #Ps. 42, titlethe Sons of Korah.
1 #
2 Kgs. 11:12; Isa. 55:12; Nah. 3:19 Clap your hands, all peoples!
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Ps. 95:1; [1 Sam. 10:24] Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
2For the Lord, the Most High, #Ps. 66:3, 5; 68:35; Deut. 7:21 is to be feared,
#
Mal. 1:14
a great king over all the earth.
3He #See Ps. 18:47subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.
4He chose our #Ps. 2:8; [1 Pet. 1:4] heritage for us,
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Amos 6:8; 8:7; Nah. 2:2 the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
5God #2 Sam. 6:15; [Ps. 68:18]has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7For God is #Zech. 14:9 the King of all the earth;
sing praises #1 Cor. 14:15with a psalm!#47:7 Hebrew maskil
8God #Ps. 22:28; 1 Chr. 16:31reigns over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.
9 # [Ps. 72:11; Isa. 49:7, 23] The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For #Ps. 89:18the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted!
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