Psalms 47 (YLT)

Chapter Text

47:1 To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing,

47:2 For Jehovah Most High <FI>is<Fi> fearful, A great king over all the earth.

47:3 He leadeth peoples under us, and nations under our feet.

47:4 He doth choose for us our inheritance, The excellency of Jacob that He loves. Selah.

47:5 God hath gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.

47:6 Praise God--praise--give praise to our king, praise.

47:7 For king of all the earth <FI>is<Fi> God, Give praise, O understanding one.

47:8 God hath reigned over nations, God hath sat on His holy throne,

47:9 Nobles of peoples have been gathered, <FI>With<Fi> the people of the God of Abraham, For to God <FI>are<Fi> the shields of earth, Greatly hath He been exalted!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "overseer", "sons", "korah", "psalm", "peoples", "clap", "hand", and "shout". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "overseer" and "sons", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local YLT text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "overseer" and "sons" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "overseer" and "sons" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.