For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Qarun1.
1Oh clap your hands, all you nations.
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
2For YAHWEH2 Most High is awesome.
He is a great King over all the earth.
3He subdues nations under us,
And peoples under our feet.
4He chooses our inheritance for us,
The glory of Yaqub whom he loved. Selah.
5God has gone up with a shout,
YAHWEH with the sound of a trumpet.
6Sing praise to God, sing praises.
Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7For God is the King of all the earth.
Sing praises with understanding.
8God reigns over the nations.
God sits on his holy throne.
9The princes of the peoples are gathered together,
The people of the God of Ibrahim3.
For the shields of the earth belong to God.
He is greatly exalted!
- 47:title Qarun, Arabic name derived from the Hebrew name Korah. ↩︎
- 47:2 YAHWEH, God’s personal Name revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15: ‘God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.”’ ↩︎
- 47:9 Ibrahim, this Arabic name is derived from the Hebrew name Abraham, which means “father of many nations.” ↩︎