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Psalm 47

God Is King Over All

PraiseJoy

Clap your hands! Shout for joy! This psalm says God is the King of the whole earth and deserves cheers louder than any sports match. He rules over all the nations and sits on His holy throne. Sing praises to God!

  1. 1Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.
  2. 2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
  3. 3He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet.
  4. 4He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loved.
  5. 5God has ascended with a shout, the LORD with the sound of trumpets.
  6. 6Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
  7. 7For God is King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise.
  8. 8God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
  9. 9The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.

Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB)