GOD IS KING OF ALL THE EARTH
Key verse: 7
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Psalm 47[a]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
2 For the Lord Most High(C) is awesome,(D)
the great King(E) over all the earth.
3 He subdued(F) nations under us,
peoples under our feet.
4 He chose our inheritance(G) for us,
the pride of Jacob,(H) whom he loved.[b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 47:1 In Hebrew texts 47:1-9 is numbered 47:2-10.
- Psalm 47:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 47:9 Or shields
Cross references
- Psalm 47:1 : S 2Ki 11:12
- Psalm 47:1 : S Ps 33:3
- Psalm 47:2 : Ge 14:18
- Psalm 47:2 : S Dt 7:21
- Psalm 47:2 : Ps 2:6; 48:2; 95:3; Mt 5:35
- Psalm 47:3 : Ps 18:39, 47; Isa 14:6
- Psalm 47:4 : Ps 2:8; 16:6; 78:55; 1Pe 1:4
- Psalm 47:4 : Am 6:8; 8:7
- Psalm 47:5 : Ps 68:18; Eph 4:8
- Psalm 47:5 : S Job 8:21; S Ps 106:5
- Psalm 47:5 : S Nu 10:2; S 2Sa 6:15
- Psalm 47:6 : S 2Sa 22:50
- Psalm 47:7 : Zec 14:9
- Psalm 47:7 : 1Ch 16:7; Col 3:16
- Psalm 47:8 : S 1Ch 16:31
- Psalm 47:8 : S 1Ki 22:19; S Ps 9:4; Rev 4:9
- Psalm 47:9 : S Job 25:2
- Psalm 47:9 : Ps 46:10; 97:9
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ESV
God Is King over All the Earth
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of (A)the Sons of Korah.47 (B)Clap your hands, all peoples!
(C)Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
2 For the Lord, the Most High, (D)is to be feared,
(E)a great king over all the earth.
3 He (F)subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.
4 He chose our (G)heritage for us,
(H)the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
5 God (I)has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 For God is (J)the King of all the earth;
sing praises (K)with a psalm![a]
8 God (L)reigns over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.
9 (M)The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For (N)the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted!
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Footnotes
- Psalm 47:7 Hebrew maskil
Cross references
- Psalm 47:1 : Ps. 42, title
- Psalm 47:1 : 2 Kgs. 11:12; Isa. 55:12; Nah. 3:19
- Psalm 47:1 : Ps. 95:1; [1 Sam. 10:24]
- Psalm 47:2 : Ps. 66:3, 5; 68:35; Deut. 7:21
- Psalm 47:2 : Mal. 1:14
- Psalm 47:3 : See Ps. 18:47
- Psalm 47:4 : Ps. 2:8; [1 Pet. 1:4]
- Psalm 47:4 : Amos 6:8; 8:7; Nah. 2:2
- Psalm 47:5 : 2 Sam. 6:15; [Ps. 68:18]
- Psalm 47:7 : Zech. 14:9
- Psalm 47:7 : 1 Cor. 14:15
- Psalm 47:8 : Ps. 22:28; 1 Chr. 16:31
- Psalm 47:9 : [Ps. 72:11; Isa. 49:7, 23]
- Psalm 47:9 : Ps. 89:18
47 (B)Clap your hands, all peoples!
(C)Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
2 For the Lord, the Most High, (D)is to be feared,
(E)a great king over all the earth.
3 He (F)subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.
4 He chose our (G)heritage for us,
(H)the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
5 God (I)has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 For God is (J)the King of all the earth;
sing praises (K)with a psalm![a]
8 God (L)reigns over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.
9 (M)The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For (N)the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted!
Footnotes
- Psalm 47:7 Hebrew maskil
Cross references
- Psalm 47:1 : Ps. 42, title
- Psalm 47:1 : 2 Kgs. 11:12; Isa. 55:12; Nah. 3:19
- Psalm 47:1 : Ps. 95:1; [1 Sam. 10:24]
- Psalm 47:2 : Ps. 66:3, 5; 68:35; Deut. 7:21
- Psalm 47:2 : Mal. 1:14
- Psalm 47:3 : See Ps. 18:47
- Psalm 47:4 : Ps. 2:8; [1 Pet. 1:4]
- Psalm 47:4 : Amos 6:8; 8:7; Nah. 2:2
- Psalm 47:5 : 2 Sam. 6:15; [Ps. 68:18]
- Psalm 47:7 : Zech. 14:9
- Psalm 47:7 : 1 Cor. 14:15
- Psalm 47:8 : Ps. 22:28; 1 Chr. 16:31
- Psalm 47:9 : [Ps. 72:11; Isa. 49:7, 23]
- Psalm 47:9 : Ps. 89:18
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First, shout to God with cries of joy (1-4). This psalm praises God, who is the great King over all the earth and all nations. The psalmist invites “all you nations”—that is, the non-Jewish world—to shout to God with cries of joy. Why? Because the LORD Most High is awesome. He subdued nations and gave Israel their inheritance.
Second, sing praise to God, sing praises (5-9). The Jews sang this psalm for the new year, recalling the ark of the covenant brought up to Jerusalem when David danced before the LORD. Verse 6 bursts with singing praises to God. Why? Because he is King of all the earth. The nobles of the nation and the kings of the earth belong to God. God reigns; he is greatly exalted. Christians used this psalm to recall Jesus’ ascension into heaven as cause for rejoicing.
Prayer: LORD Most High, you are awesome, the great King over all the earth and all the nations. We sing praises to you, Lord Jesus, for all peoples belong to you. You are greatly exalted.
One Word: Sing praises to the King
