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Psalms 47

תְּהִלִּים 47

10 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse

1

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃

lamnatseakh livne-qorakh mizmor

For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.

2

כׇּֽל־הָ֭עַמִּים תִּקְעוּ־כָ֑ף הָרִ֥יעוּ לֵ֝אלֹהִ֗ים בְּק֣וֹל רִנָּֽה׃

kol-ha'ammim tiqu-khaf hari'u lelohim beqol rinnah

All you peoples, clap your hands, raise a joyous shout for God.

3

כִּֽי־יְהֹוָ֣ה עֶלְי֣וֹן נוֹרָ֑א מֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝ד֗וֹל עַל־כׇּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

ki-Adonai elyon nora melekh gadol al-kol-ha'arets

For GOD Most High is awesome, great ruler over all the earth,

4

יַדְבֵּ֣ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃

yadber ammim takhtenu ule'ummim takhat raglenu

who subjects peoples to us, sets nations at our feet.

5

יִבְחַר־לָ֥נוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ אֶ֥ת־גְּא֨וֹן יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁר־אָהֵ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃

yivkhar-lanu et-nakhalatenu et-ge'on ya'aqov asher-ahev selah

[God] chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob the beloved. Selah.

6

עָלָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה בְּק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃

alah elohim bitru'ah Adonai beqol shofar

God ascends midst acclamation; the ETERNAL, to the blasts of the horn.

7

זַמְּר֣וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים זַמֵּ֑רוּ זַמְּר֖וּ לְמַלְכֵּ֣נוּ זַמֵּֽרוּ׃

zammeru elohim zammeru zammeru lemalkenu zammeru

Sing, O sing to God; sing, O sing to our sovereign;

8

כִּ֤י מֶ֖לֶךְ כׇּל־הָאָ֥רֶץ אֱלֹהִ֗ים זַמְּר֥וּ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

ki melekh kol-ha'arets elohim zammeru maskil

for God is ruler over all the earth; sing a hymn.

9

מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל־גּוֹיִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קׇדְשֽׁוֹ׃

malakh elohim al-goyim elohim yashav al-kisse qodsho

God reigns over the nations; God is seated on the holy throne.

10

נְדִ֘יבֵ֤י עַמִּ֨ים ׀ נֶאֱסָ֗פוּ עַם֮ אֱלֹהֵ֢י אַבְרָ֫הָ֥ם כִּ֣י לֵ֭אלֹהִים מָֽגִנֵּי־אֶ֗רֶץ מְאֹ֣ד נַעֲלָֽה׃ {פ}

nedive ammim ne'esafu am elohe avraham ki lelohim maginne-erets me'od na'alah

The great of the peoples are gathered together, the retinue of Abraham’s God; for the guardians of the earth belong to God, who is greatly exalted.

Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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