Psalm 46

The Gentiles are invited to praise God for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ.

Does this psalm differ from what you were expecting? Don't be confused. There are two systems for arranging the psalms: the Septuagint and the Masoretic. We use the Septuagint system here. In the Masoretic system, which is used in most modern Bible translations, this psalm is called Psalm 47, and the previous psalm is known as Psalm 46.

English (Douay-Rheims)

1 Unto the end, for the sons of Core.

2 O clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of joy,
3 For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.
4 He hath subdued the people under jus; and the nations under our feet.
5 He hath chosen for us his inheritance, the beauty of Jacob which he hath love.
6 God is ascended with jubilee, and the Lord with the sound of trumpet.
7 Sing praises to our God, sing ye: sing praises to our king, sing ye.
8 For God is the king of all the earth: sing ye wisely.
9 God shall reign over the nations: God sitteth on his holy throne.
10 The princes of the people are gathered together, with the God of Abraham: for the strong gods of the earth are exceedingly exalted.

Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899

Latin (Clementine Vulgate)

1 In finem, pro filiis Core. Psalmus.

2 Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus;
jubilate Deo in voce exsultationis:
3 quoniam Dominus excelsus, terribilis,
rex magnus super omnem terram.
4 Subjecit populos nobis,
et gentes sub pedibus nostris.
5 Elegit nobis hæreditatem suam;
speciem Jacob quam dilexit.
6 Ascendit Deus in jubilo,
et Dominus in voce tubæ.
7 Psallite Deo nostro, psallite;
psallite regi nostro, psallite:
8 quoniam rex omnis terræ Deus,
psallite sapienter.
9 Regnabit Deus super gentes;
Deus sedet super sedem sanctam suam.
10 Principes populorum congregati sunt cum Deo Abraham,
quoniam dii fortes terræ vehementer elevati sunt.

Transcribed as part of the Clementine Vulgate Project
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