The Supreme Ruler (PSA 47:1-9)

[47:1] Clap your hands for joy, all peoples! Praise God with loud songs!

[47:2] The Lord, the Most High, is to be feared; he is a great king, ruling over all the world.

[47:3] He gave us victory over the peoples; he made us rule over the nations.

[47:4] He chose for us the land where we live, the proud possession of his people, whom he loves.

[47:5] God goes up to his throne. There are shouts of joy and the blast of trumpets, as the Lord goes up.

[47:6] Sing praise to God; sing praise to our king!

[47:7] God is king over all the world; praise him with songs!

[47:8] God sits on his sacred throne; he rules over the nations.

[47:9] The rulers of the nations assemble with the people of the God of Abraham. More powerful than all armies is he; he rules supreme.