Psalms 47

1A psalm of a canticle, for the sons of Core, on the second day of the week.

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

2Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

2For the Lord Most High is to be feared; he is a great King over all the earth.

3With the joy of the whole earth is mount Sion founded, on the sides of the north, the city of the great king.

3He will put down the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.

4In her houses shall God be known, when he shall protect her.

4He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)

5For behold the kings of the earth assembled themselves: they gathered together.

5God has gone up with a glad cry, the Lord with the sound of the horn.

6So they saw, and they wondered, they were troubled, they were moved:

6Give praises to God, make songs of praise; give praises to our King, make songs of praise.

7Trembling took hold of them. There were pains as of a woman in labour.

7For God is the King of all the earth; make songs of praise with knowledge.

8With a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis.

8God is the ruler over the nations; God is on the high seat of his holy rule.

9As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God hath founded it for ever.

9The rulers of the peoples have come together, with the people of the God of Abraham; because the powers of the earth are God's: he is lifted up on high.

10We have received thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

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11According to thy name, O God, so also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of justice.

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12Let mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Juda be glad; because of thy judgments, O Lord.

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13Surround Sion, and encompass her: tell ye in her towers.

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14Set your hearts on her strength; and distribute her houses, that ye may relate it in another generation.

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15For this is God, our God unto eternity, and for ever and ever: he shall rule us for evermore.

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