Terrence L Pounds Study Edition · Developing edition · October 20, 2026
Your Terrence L Pounds Study Edition and commentary remain below. WEB Classic already uses Yahweh. External translations retain their published wording.
Psalms 47
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto Elohim with the voice of triumph.
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O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2 For Yahweh most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
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For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
5 Elohim is gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
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God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to Elohim, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
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Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7 For Elohim is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
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For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
8 Elohim reigneth over the heathen: Elohim sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
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God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of Elohim of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto Elohim: he is greatly exalted.
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The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.