Psalm 47
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General information
Settings by composers
- Giovanni Gabrieli (verses 2-6, in Latin)
- George M. Garrett (Anglican chant, BCP English)
- Orlando Gibbons (in English, Coverdale translation)
- Thomas Tremain (verses 1-6 in the English metrical New Version)
- Christopher Tye (Whole psalm, in Latin)
of verse 5 in Latin, "Ascendit Deus"
- Anonymous Chant
- William Byrd (Ascendit Deus in jubilatione)
- William Byrd (Alleluia - Ascendit Deus)
- Jacob Handl
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Peter Philips
- Ferdinand Schaller
of verse 5 in English, "God is gone up with a merry noise"
- William Croft
- Verse 5 is the second half of O Clap Your Hands (Orlando Gibbons).
Text & translations
Verse 5 only
Latin text
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English translation translation by Allen H Simon God ascends with rejoicing |
Vulgate (Psalm 46)
Latin text
1 Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus; jubilate Deo in voce exsultationis:
2 Quoniam Dominus excelsus, terribilis, Rex magnus super omnem terram.
3 Subiecit populos nobis, et gentes sub pedibus nostris.
4 Elegit nobis haereditatem suam: speciem Jacob quem dilexit.
5 Ascendit Deus in jubilo, et Dominus in voce tubae.
6 Psallite Deo nostro, psallite; psallite Regi nostro, psallite:
7 quoniam Rex omnis terrae Deus, psallite sapienter.
8 Regnabit Deus super gentes: Deus sedet super sedem sanctam suam.
9 Principes populorum congregati sunt cum Deo Abraham, quoniam dii fortes terrae vehementer elevati sunt.
Church of England 1662 Book of Common Prayer
English text
1 O clap your hands together, all ye people : O sing unto God with the voice of melody.
2 For the Lord is high, and to be feared : he is the great King upon all the earth.
3 He shall subdue the people under us : and the nations under our feet.
4 He shall choose out an heritage for us : even the worship of Jacob, whom he loved.
5 God is gone up with a merry noise : and the Lord with the sound of the trump.
6 O sing praises, sing praises unto our God : O sing praises, sing praises unto our King.
7 For God is the King of all the earth : sing ye praises with understanding.
8 God reigneth over the heathen : God sitteth upon his holy seat.
9 The princes of the people are joined unto the people of the God of Abraham: for God, which is very high exalted, doth defend the earth, as it were with a shield.
Tate and Brady Metrical New Version
English text
1-2 O all ye people, clap your hands,
And with triumphant voices sing;
No force the mighty power withstands
Of God, the universal King.
3-4 He shall opposing nations quell,
And with success our battles fight,
Shall fix the place where we must dwell,
The pride of Jacob, his delight.
5-6 God is gone up, our Lord and King,
With shouts of joy and trumpet's sound;
To him repeated praises sing,
And let the cheerful song go round.
7-8 Your utmost skill in praise be shown,
For him, who all the world commands;
Who sits upon his righteous throne,
And spreads his sway o'er heathen lands.
9 Our chiefs and tribes that far from hence,
To serve the God of Abr'am came,
Found him their constant sure defence:
How great and glorious is his name!