To the choirmaster leader, a psalm of the Korahites
“Clap your hands!
All you peoples!
Shout to God!
Shout with loud songs of joy!
Yahweh!
The Most High is awesome!
He is a great king over all the earth.
He subdued peoples under us.
He subdued nations under our feet.
He chose our heritage for us.
We are the pride of Jacob.
He loves us.”
Selah
Psalm 47 is another in the string of Korahite choral songs that proclaims Yahweh as king. They were to clap their hands and shout for joy because Yahweh was awesome. He was and is the king of the earth. He has subdued peoples and nations under the pride of Jacob, the Israelites. Yahweh has chosen Jacob and his descendants as his heritage because he loves them. This section ends with the musical interlude pause of the Selah.
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