Psalm 47

E128105

biblical psalm hymn of praise royal psalm

Psalm 47 is a biblical hymn of praise celebrating God’s universal kingship and calling all nations to joyfully acknowledge His sovereign rule.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Psalm 47 canonical	1
Psalm 47:3	1
Psalm 47:7	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1066628 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Psalm 47
Context triple: [Sons of Korah, psalmSuperscription, Psalm 47]

A. Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
B. Psalm 150
Psalm 150 is the final psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms, a short hymn that calls for exuberant praise of God with music, dance, and a variety of instruments.
C. Psalm 46
Psalm 46 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that proclaims God as a powerful refuge and source of strength amid chaos and trouble.
D. Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
E. Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Psalm 47
Target entity description: Psalm 47 is a biblical hymn of praise celebrating God’s universal kingship and calling all nations to joyfully acknowledge His sovereign rule.

A. Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
B. Psalm 150
Psalm 150 is the final psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms, a short hymn that calls for exuberant praise of God with music, dance, and a variety of instruments.
C. Psalm 46
Psalm 46 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that proclaims God as a powerful refuge and source of strength amid chaos and trouble.
D. Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
E. Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical psalm ⓘ hymn of praise ⓘ royal psalm ⓘ
addresses	all nations ⓘ all peoples ⓘ
associatedWithFeast	Rosh Hashanah ⓘ
attributedTo	sons of Korah ⓘ linked to: Sons of Korah
canonicalOrder	follows Psalm 46 ⓘ precedes Psalm 48 ⓘ
command	Clap your hands ⓘ Shout to God with cries of joy ⓘ Sing praises to God ⓘ
containsVerse	Psalm 47:1 ⓘ Psalm 47:2 ⓘ Psalm 47:3 ⓘ linked to: Psalm 47 Psalm 47:4 ⓘ Psalm 47:5 ⓘ Psalm 47:6 ⓘ Psalm 47:7 ⓘ linked to: Psalm 47 Psalm 47:8 ⓘ Psalm 47:9 ⓘ
describesGodAs	King over the nations ⓘ great King over all the earth ⓘ
emphasizes	God’s rule over all peoples ⓘ joyful acknowledgment of God’s reign ⓘ
genreFeature	call to worship ⓘ communal praise ⓘ
keyImage	God ascending amid shouts and trumpet blasts ⓘ God seated on his holy throne ⓘ
languageOfOriginal	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Christian worship ⓘ Jewish worship ⓘ
locatedInText	Ketuvim ⓘ
numberInPsalms	47 ⓘ
openingWordsEnglish	Clap your hands, all you nations ⓘ
partOf	Book of Psalms ⓘ linked to: Psalms Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Bible
recitedBefore	sounding of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah (in many Jewish communities) ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
theme	God as King of all the earth ⓘ God’s universal kingship ⓘ joyful worship ⓘ praise of God ⓘ sovereignty of God over all nations ⓘ
traditionClassification	enthronement psalm (in some scholarly classifications) ⓘ
usedIn	Christian lectionaries ⓘ Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ
verseCount	9 (in most English translations) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sons of Korah → psalmSuperscription → Psalm 47 ⓘ

Psalm 47 → containsVerse → Psalm 47:3 ⓘ

linked to: Psalm 47

Psalm 47 → containsVerse → Psalm 47:7 ⓘ