Summary of Psalms 47
All peoples are called to clap their hands and shout to God with joy, for the LORD Most High is a great King over all the earth. He chose Israel's inheritance. God has gone up with a shout. Sing praises with understanding, for God reigns over the nations and sits on His holy throne.
Key verse
7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
Psalms 47: full text (King James Version)
1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2 For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
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.
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