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The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 47 -

Clap your hands, all you nations

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Unto the end. A Psalm for the sons of Korah.(a)
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All nations, clap your hands. Shout joyfully to God with a voice of exultation.(b)
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For the Lord is exalted and terrible: a great King over all the earth.
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He has subjected the peoples to us and subdued the nations under our feet.
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He has chosen us for his inheritance: the splendor of Jacob, whom he has loved.
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God ascends with jubilation, and the Lord with the voice of the trumpet.
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Sing psalms to our God, sing psalms. Sing psalms to our King, sing psalms.
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For God is the King of all the earth. Sing psalms wisely.
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God will reign over the peoples. God sits upon his holy throne.
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The leaders of the peoples have been gathered together by the God of Abraham. For the strong gods of the earth have been exceedingly exalted.

Footnotes

(a)46:1 Notice that this verse has ‘pro filiis Core,’ whereas other Psalms have simply ‘filiis Core.’ Thus, the translation of this verse is ‘for the sons of Korah,’ whereas the other verses should be translated as ‘to the sons of Korah,’ or, more loosely, ‘of the sons of Korah.’(Conte)
(b)46:2 Or, ‘all Gentiles,’ or, ‘all unbelievers.’(Conte)
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