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Psalm 47.
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All peoples are summoned to celebrate God as king over the earth. The psalm joins joyful worship with a vision of the nations gathered under his rule.
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- 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
- 2For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
- 3He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
- 4He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
- 5God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
- 6Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
- 7For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
- 8God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
- 9The 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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