Psalms 47:1
Unto the end, for the sons of Core.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
In Context
2O clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of Joy,
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:15And David and all the house of Israel brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord with joyful shouting, and with sound of trumpet.
2 Chronicles 13:15And all the men of Juda shouted: and behold when they shouted, God terrified Jeroboam, and all Israel that stood against Abia and Juda.
Psalms 42:1Unto the end, understanding for the sons of Core.
Psalms 47:5He hath chosen for us his inheritance the beauty of Jacob which he hath loved.
Psalms 98:8The rivers shall clap their hands, the mountains shall rejoice together
Isaiah 55:12For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall sing praise before yen, and all the trees of the country shah clap their hands.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:1
The scope of this psalm is to stir us up to praise God, to stir up all people to do so; and, I. We are directed in what manner to do it, publicly, cheerfully, and intelligently, ver. 1 , 6 , 7 . II. We are furnished with matter for praise. 1. God's majesty, ver. 2 . 2. His sovereign and universal dominion, ver. 2 , 7-9 . 3. The great things he had done, and will do, for his people, ver. 3-5 . Many suppose that this psalm was penned upon occasion of the bringing up of the ark to Mount Zion which ver. 5 seems to… Read the whole commentary →