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Psalms 47

God the King of the Earth.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

¹To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

²Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!

³For the LORD, the Most High, is terrible, a great king over all the earth.

⁴He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.

⁵He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. [Selah]

⁶God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

⁷Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

⁸For God is the king of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!

⁹God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. [ (Psalms 47:10) The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted! ]

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