Psalms 47:1
“To the chief musician, a psalm for the sons of Korach.” (47:2) All ye people, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
In Context
2(47:3) For the Lord is most high, fear-inspiring; he is a great king over all the earth.
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the cornet.
2 Chronicles 13:15And then gave the men of Judah a shout: and it came to pass, as the men of Judah shouted, that God struck down Jerobo'am and all Israel before Abiyah and Judah.
Psalms 42:1BOOK SECOND: “To the chief musician, a Maskil, for the sons of Korach.” (42:2) As a hart panteth after brooks of water, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalms 47:5(47:6) God ascendeth amid a triumphal shout, the Lord, amid the sound of the cornet.
Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands; let the mountains be joyful together,
Isaiah 55:12For in joy shall ye go out, and in peace shall ye be brought home: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into song, and all the trees of the field shall 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 →