Psalm 47: Clap Your Hands, All Ye People
A short, energetic call for every nation to praise God as King of all the earth.
Psalm 47 opens with a command to all people to clap their hands and shout to God with the voice of triumph, since He is 'terrible' and 'a great King over all the earth.' The repeated call to 'sing praises' recalls the exuberant worship of Psalms 98:4.
To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing,
For Jehovah Most High `is' fearful, A great king over all the earth.
He leadeth peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
He doth choose for us our inheritance, The excellency of Jacob that He loves. Selah.
God hath gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.
Praise God -- praise -- give praise to our king, praise.
For king of all the earth `is' God, Give praise, O understanding one.
God hath reigned over nations, God hath sat on His holy throne,
Nobles of peoples have been gathered, `With' the people of the God of Abraham, For to God `are' the shields of earth, Greatly hath He been exalted!