Psalm 47

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47 People from every nation,
    clap your hands together.
Shout aloud to God,
    with the sound of happy songs.
² The Lord, the Most High God, is wonderful.
He is the great King
    who rules over the whole earth.
³ He has won the battle against our enemies,
    and those nations are now under our power.
⁴ He chose a special land to belong to us.
Jacob's descendants are proud of that land.
    They are his own people that he loves.
Selah.
⁵ God has gone up to sit on his throne,
    while the people shout aloud.
The Lord has gone up there,
    while the trumpets make a loud noise.
⁶ Sing to praise God! Yes, sing!
    Sing to praise our king! Sing!
⁷ God is the King who rules over the whole earth!
    So sing a special song to praise him!
⁸ God rules over the nations.
God is sitting on his holy throne.
⁹ The leaders of the nations have met together.
    They have joined with the people who serve Abraham's God.^[a]
God has authority over all the world's rulers
    and their armies.
Everyone should praise him,
    for he is great!