Psalms 47:5
(47:6) God ascendeth amid a triumphal shout, the Lord, amid the sound of the cornet.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
In Context
4(47:5) He will choose for us our inheritance, the excellency of Jacob which he loveth. Selah.
6(47:7) Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Cross References
Numbers 10:1And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
Joshua 6:5And it shall come to pass, that, when they blow a long blast with the ram's horn, when ye hear the sound of the cornet all the people shall utter a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
1 Chronicles 15:24And Shebanyahu, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and 'Amassai, and Zecharyahu, and Benayahu, and Eli'ezer, the priests, did blow on the trumpets before the ark of God; and 'Obed-edom and Jechiyah were gatekeepers for the ark.
1 Chronicles 16:42And with them, with Heman and Jeduthun, the trumpets and cymbals to play aloud, and the musical instruments of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be for the service at the gate.
Psalms 68:17(68:18) The chariots of God are two myriads; thousands of angels [follow him]: the Lord is among them: so is Sinai holy [among mountains].
Psalms 68:33(68:34) To him who rideth over the highest heavens, of ancient days: hear! he sendeth forth his voice, the voice of might.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:2-5
Exhortation to Praise God. 1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. 3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. The psalmist, having his own heart filled with great and good thoughts of God, endeavours to engage all about him in the blessed work of praise, as one convinced that God is… Read the whole commentary →