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Psalms 47

Clap your hands, all peoples

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.a 2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! 3He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.

4He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah 5God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn. 6Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!

7For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.b 8God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne. 9The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.c

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Psalm 47 is a coronation hymn celebrating YHWH as King over all the earth. The psalmist calls the nations to clap, shout, and sing praise because God has ascended with a shout, subduing peoples under Israel's feet. The repeated refrain — "God reigns over the nations" — anticipates t
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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 47(3)

HornThroneVoice

Bible Characters· Psalms 47(4)

AbrahamJacobKorahSelah

References· Psalms 47

a
v.1 — Psalms 98:4, Psalms 106:47, Jeremiah 31:7, Psalms 46:1, Revelation 19:1-2, Zechariah 9:9, Psalms 47:5, 2 Kings 11:12, Isaiah 55:12, Ezra 3:11-13
b
v.7 — Zechariah 14:9, Colossians 3:16, Psalms 47:8, Revelation 11:15, Psalms 47:2, 1 Corinthians 14:14-15
c
v.9 — Psalms 89:18, Genesis 49:10, Psalms 72:7-9, Genesis 17:7-8, Exodus 3:6, Isaiah 41:8-10, Matthew 22:32, Exodus 3:15, Galatians 3:29, Psalms 46:10

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