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1Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

2For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.

3He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet.

4He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. [Selah

5God is gone up with a shout, Jehovah 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 nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.

9The princes of the peoples are gathered together To bethe people of the God of Abraham; For the shields of the earth belong unto God: He is greatly exalted.

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Parallel translations · Psalms 47:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

O make a glad noise with your hands, all you peoples; letting your voices go up to God with joy.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing,

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

A psalm of a canticle, for the sons of Core, on the second day of the week.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

All ye peoples, clap your hands; shout untoGod with the voice of triumph!

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Psalms 47:1.

  • Psalms 106:47

    Save us, O Jehovah our God, And gather us from among the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise.

  • Psalms 98:4

    Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all the earth: Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.

  • Zechariah 9:9

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  • Luke 19:37

    And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;

  • Psalms 46:1

    God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

  • 2 Samuel 6:15

    So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

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