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Psalms 47

1 Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with a jubilant cry.
2 For the LORD, the Most High, is awe-inspiring, a great King over the whole earth.
3 He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet.
4 He chooses for us our inheritance — the pride of Jacob, whom he loves. Selah
5 God ascends among shouts of joy, the LORD, with the sound of a ram's horn.
6 Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our King, sing praise!
7 Sing a song of wisdom, for God is King of the whole earth.
8 God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
9 The nobles of the peoples have assembled with the people of the God of Abraham. For the leaders of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted.

Chapter Summary

All nations are called to clap and shout, for the LORD Most High is the great King over all the earth.

Book Summary

Psalms is the Bible's songbook: one hundred fifty prayers and hymns of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and trust, many attributed to David. From the depths of despair to the heights of worship, it has voiced the prayers of God's people for millennia.