Psalm 47

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Psalm 47 is a biblical hymn of praise celebrating God’s universal kingship and calling all nations to joyfully acknowledge His sovereign rule.

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Label Occurrences
Psalm 47 canonical 1
Psalm 47:3 1
Psalm 47:7 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical psalm
hymn of praise
royal psalm
addresses all nations
all peoples
associatedWithFeast Rosh Hashanah
attributedTo Sons of Korah
surface form: sons of Korah
canonicalOrder follows Psalm 46
precedes Psalm 48
command Clap your hands
Shout to God with cries of joy
Sing praises to God
containsVerse Psalm 47:1
Psalm 47:2
Psalm 47 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Psalm 47:3

Psalm 47:4
Psalm 47:5
Psalm 47:6
Psalm 47 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Psalm 47:7

Psalm 47:8
Psalm 47:9
describesGodAs King over the nations
great King over all the earth
emphasizes God’s rule over all peoples
joyful acknowledgment of God’s reign
genreFeature call to worship
communal praise
keyImage God ascending amid shouts and trumpet blasts
God seated on his holy throne
languageOfOriginal Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalUse Christian worship
Jewish worship
locatedInText Ketuvim
numberInPsalms 47
openingWordsEnglish Clap your hands, all you nations
partOf Psalms
surface form: Book of Psalms

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
recitedBefore sounding of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah (in many Jewish communities)
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
theme God as King of all the earth
God’s universal kingship
joyful worship
praise of God
sovereignty of God over all nations
traditionClassification enthronement psalm (in some scholarly classifications)
usedIn Christian lectionaries
Liturgy of the Hours
verseCount 9 (in most English translations)

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Psalm 47 containsVerse Psalm 47 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Psalm 47:3
Psalm 47 containsVerse Psalm 47 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Psalm 47:7