47 For the musical director: a song[fn] by Korah’s descendants.

47 Clap your hands, all you peoples.

≈Shout to God with a cheerful voice.

2 For Yahweh the highest one can be terrifying.

≈He is a great king over the whole world.

3 He subdues peoples under us

≈and puts nations under our control.

4 He chooses our inheritance for us—

→the land which Yakov (who he loved) was proud of. (Instrumental break.)

5 God has gone up with a shout,

≈Yahweh ascended with a trumpet blast.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises.

≈Sing praises to our king, sing praises,

7 because God is the king over the whole world.

Sing praises with understanding.

8 God reigns over the nations.

≈God sits on his sacred throne.

9 The nations’ leaders have gathered together to the people of Abraham’s God,

because God controls the nations’ defences.

He is greatly honoured.