47:1 Clap your hands for joy, all peoples! Praise God with loud songs! |
47:2 The LORD, the Most High, is to be feared; he is a great king, ruling over all the world. |
47:3 He gave us victory over the peoples; he made us rule over the nations. |
47:4 He chose for us the land where we live, the proud possession of his people, whom he loves. |
47:5 God goes up to his throne. There are shouts of joy and the blast of trumpets, as the LORD goes up. |
47:6 Sing praise to God; sing praise to our king! |
47:7 God is king over all the world; praise him with songs! |
47:8 God sits on his sacred throne; he rules over the nations. |
47:9 The rulers of the nations assemble with the people of the God of Abraham. More powerful than all armies is he; he rules supreme. |