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Psalms 47:5

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 47:6.

עָלָ֣הalahascend upעָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…אֱ֭לֹהִיםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בִּתְרוּעָ֑הbitruahin joyתְּרוּעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in joy”, the ordinary formH8643clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangorof trumpets, as an alarumalarm, blow(-ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing, shout(-ing), (high, joyful) sound(-ing).יְ֝הֹוָ֗הyehovahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בְּק֣וֹלbeqolin soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.שׁוֹפָֽרshofarcornetשׁוֹפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cornet”, the ordinary formH7782a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horncornet, trumpet.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(47-6) God is gone up amidst shouting, the LORD amidst the sound of the horn.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

God hath gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.

World English Bible

God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.

Darby Translation

God is gone up amid shouting, Jehovah amid the sound of the trumpet.

Douay-Rheims

For behold the kings of the earth assembled themselves: they gathered together.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(47-6) God is gone up amidst shouting, the LORD amidst the sound of the horn.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνέβη ὁ Θεὸς ἐν ἀλαλαγμῷ, Κύριος ἐν φωνῇ σάλπιγγος.