Psalms 47:1
Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
In Context
2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:15while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.
2 Chronicles 13:15and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
Psalms 47:5God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.
Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy
Isaiah 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will 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 →