Psalm 47
KJV — King James Version Bible (KJV)
NIVUK — New International Version - UK Bible (NIVUK)
Verse 1
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
Clap your hands, all you nations;
shout to God with cries of joy.
shout to God with cries of joy.
Verse 2
For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
For the Lord Most High is awesome,
the great King over all the earth.
the great King over all the earth.
Verse 3
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
He subdued nations under us,
peoples under our feet.
peoples under our feet.
Verse 4
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
He chose our inheritance for us,
the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.[b]
the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.[b]
Verse 5
God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.
the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.
Verse 6
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our King, sing praises.
sing praises to our King, sing praises.
Verse 7
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
For God is the King of all the earth;
sing to him a psalm of praise.
sing to him a psalm of praise.
Verse 8
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on his holy throne.
God is seated on his holy throne.
Verse 9
The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.
The nobles of the nations assemble
as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings[c] of the earth belong to God;
he is greatly exalted.
as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings[c] of the earth belong to God;
he is greatly exalted.