The Book of Psalms, Chapter 47, Verse 2

[Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled, [though] the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

[There is] a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the most High.

God [is] in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, [and that] right early.

The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.

Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.

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To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

King James Version

For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth.

American Standard Version

For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.

New English Translation

For the LORD Most High is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth!

World English Bible

For Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.

He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

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.

A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.