Psalm 47

God the King of the Earth.

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O ^(A)clap your hands, all peoples;
^(B)Shout to God with the voice of ^(a)joy.

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For the Lord Most High is to be ^(C)feared,
A ^(D)great King over all the earth.

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He ^(E)subdues peoples under us
And nations under our feet.

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He chooses our ^(F)inheritance for us,
The ^(G)glory of Jacob whom He loves. ^(b)Selah.

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God has ^(H)ascended ^(c)with a shout,
The Lord, ^(d)with the ^(I)sound of a trumpet.

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^(J)Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to ^(K)our King, sing praises.

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For God is the ^(L)King of all the earth;
Sing praises ^(M)with a ^(e)skillful psalm.

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God ^(N)reigns over the nations,
God ^(f)sits on ^(O)His holy throne.

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The ^(g)^(P)princes of the people have assembled themselves as the ^(Q)people of the God of Abraham,
For the ^(R)shields of the earth belong to God;
He ^(h)is ^(S)highly exalted.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 47:1: ['Or ', a ringing cry]

b. Psalm 47:4: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

c. Psalm 47:5: ['Or ', amid]

d. Psalm 47:5: ['Or ', amid]

e. Psalm 47:7: ['Heb ', Maskil]

f. Psalm 47:8: ['Or ', has taken His seat]

g. Psalm 47:9: ['Or ', nobles]

h. Psalm 47:9: ['Lit ', has greatly exalted Himself]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 47:1: Psalm 98:8

B. Psalm 47:1: Psalm 106:47

C. Psalm 47:2: Deuteronomy 7:21; Nehemiah 1:5; Psalm 66:3; Psalm 66:5; Psalm 68:35

D. Psalm 47:2: Malachi 1:14

E. Psalm 47:3: Psalm 18:47

F. Psalm 47:4: 1 Peter 1:4

G. Psalm 47:4: Amos 6:8; Amos 8:7; Nahum 2:2

H. Psalm 47:5: Psalm 68:18

I. Psalm 47:5: Psalm 98:6

J. Psalm 47:6: Psalm 68:4

K. Psalm 47:6: Psalm 89:18

L. Psalm 47:7: Zechariah 14:9

M. Psalm 47:7: 1 Corinthians 14:15

N. Psalm 47:8: 1 Chronicles 16:31; Psalm 22:28

O. Psalm 47:8: Psalm 97:2

P. Psalm 47:9: Psalm 72:11; Psalm 102:22; Isaiah 49:7; Isaiah 49:23

Q. Psalm 47:9: Romans 4:11; Romans 4:12

R. Psalm 47:9: Psalm 89:18

S. Psalm 47:9: Psalm 97:9