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Psalm 46

Masoretic — Psalm 47

Psalm 46, verse 1. For the End; a psalm for the sons of Korah.
Psalm 46, verse 2. Oh, clap your hands, all you nations;
Shout to God with the voice of rejoicing;
Psalm 46, verse 3. For the Lord Most High is fearsome,
A great King over all the earth.
Psalm 46, verse 4. He subdued the peoples under us
And the nations under our feet.
Psalm 46, verse 5. He chose us for His inheritance,
Jacob's beauty, which He loved.
(Pause)
Psalm 46, verse 6. God ascended with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of the trumpet.
Psalm 46, verse 7. Sing praises to God; sing praises;
Sing praises to our King; sing praises;
Psalm 46, verse 8. For God is King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding.
Psalm 46, verse 9. God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.
Psalm 46, verse 10. The rulers of the people gather together
With the God of Abraham,
For God's mighty ones of the earth are greatly exalted.

Old Testament text from the St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint™. Copyright © 2008 by St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology. Used by permission. All rights reserved.