1 To the chief musician, for the sons of Korah, a psalm.
2 Clap your hands, all ye peoples; shout unto God with the voice of rejoicing.
3 For Jehovah Most High [is] to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
4 He destroyeth peoples under us, and Gentiles under our feet.
5 He chooseth our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
6 God hath gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the voice of a trumpet.
7 Sing praises unto God, sing praises; sing praises unto our king, sing praises.
8 For king of all the earth [is] God; sing ye a Maschil (or with understanding).
9 God hath reigned over nations, God hath sat down upon the throne of his holiness.
10 The princes of the peoples are gathered together [with] the people of the God of Abraham; for unto God [belong] the shields of the earth; he hath been greatly exalted.
Notes on Psalm 47
This again is “To the chief musician, for the sons of Korah, a psalm.” Here there is more: a call to all the peoples who seek association to join in their triumph and joy, but in the deep sense that it is God Who has rights and glory on the earth; and therefore all is of grace to those whom He loved, and for whom He chose their inheritance. It is the millennial day which faith sees and sings.