Psalms 47:6
God is ascended with jubilee, and the Lord with the sound of trumpet.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
In Context
5He hath chosen for us his inheritance the beauty of Jacob which he hath loved.
7Sing praises to our God, sing ye: sing praises to our king, sing ye.
Cross References
Exodus 15:21And she began the song to them, saying: Let us sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and his rider he hath thrown into the sea.
1 Chronicles 16:9Sing to him, yea, sing praises to him: and relate all his wondrous works.
Psalms 68:4And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted with gladness.
Psalms 96:1A canticle for David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Psalms 145:1Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war.
Isaiah 12:4And you shall say in that day: Praise ye the Lord, and call upon his name: make his works known among the people: remember that his name is high.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:6-9
Exhortation to Praise God. 5 God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. 8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. We are here most earnestly… Read the whole commentary →