Psalm 47 - Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Psalm 47

God Our King

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Clap your hands, all you peoples;(A)
shout to God with a jubilant cry.(B)
2 For the Lord, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,
a great King over the whole earth.(C)
3 He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.(D)
4 He chooses for us our inheritance—
the pride of Jacob, whom he loves.(E)Selah

5 God ascends among shouts of joy,
the Lord, with the sound of a ram’s horn.(F)
6 Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our King, sing praise!(G)
7 Sing a song of wisdom,[a]
for God is King of the whole earth.(H)

8 God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on his holy throne.(I)
9 The nobles of the peoples have assembled
with the people of the God of Abraham.(J)
For the leaders[b] of the earth belong to God;
he is greatly exalted.(K)

Footnotes

  1. 47:7 Or Sing a maskil
  2. 47:9 Lit shields

Cross references

  1. 47:1 : Is 55:12
  2. 47:1 : Ps 95:1
  3. 47:2 : Dt 7:21; Neh 1:5; Mal 1:14
  4. 47:3 : Ps 2:8; 18:47
  5. 47:4 : Am 8:7; Nah 2:2
  6. 47:5 : 2Sm 6:15; Ps 68:18; 98:6
  7. 47:6 : Ps 68:4; 89:18
  8. 47:7 : Zch 14:9; 1Co 14:15
  9. 47:8 : 1Ch 16:31; Ps 22:28; 97:2
  10. 47:9 : Ps 102:22
  11. 47:9 : Ps 72:11; Is 49:7,23