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Psalm 47: Omnes gentes, plaudite

Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 650. In the 30-day Psalter it is read on day 9, at Evening Prayer.

1

Clap your hands, all you peoples; *

shout to God with a cry of joy.

2

For the LORD Most High is to be feared; *

he is the great King over all the earth.

3

He subdues the peoples under us, *

and the nations under our feet.

4

He chooses our inheritance for us, *

the pride of Jacob whom he loves.

5

God has gone up with a shout, *

the LORD with the sound of the ram's-horn.

6

Sing praises to God, sing praises; *

sing praises to our King, sing praises.

7

For God is King of all the earth; *

sing praises with all your skill.

8

God reigns over the nations; *

God sits upon his holy throne.

9

The nobles of the peoples have gathered together *

with the people of the God of Abraham.

10

The rulers of the earth belong to God, *

and he is highly exalted.

When it is appointed