Psalms 47:1
A Psalm of praise for the sons of Korah on the second day of the week. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
In Context
2Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised 1 In the city of our God, in his holy mountain. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:15And David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a trumpet.
2 Chronicles 13:15And the men of Judah shouted: and it came to pass, when the men of Judah shouted, that the Lord smote Jeroboam and Israel before Abijah and Judah.
Psalms 42:1A Psalm of David. 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause, against an ungodly nation: 1 Deliver me from the unjust and crafty man. 1
Psalms 47:5For, behold, the kings of the earth were assembled, 1 They came together. 1
Psalms 98:8O Lord our God, thou heardest them; 1 O God, thou becamest propitious to them, 1 Though thou didst take vengeance on all their devices. 1
Isaiah 55:12For ye shall go forth with joy, and shall be taught with gladness: for the mountains and the hills shall exult to welcome you with joy, and all the trees of the field shall applaud with their branches.
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 →