Psalms 47:1
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
In Context
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 Juda shouted: and it came to pass, when the men of Juda shouted, that the Lord struck Jeroboam and Israel before Abia and Juda.
Psalms 42:1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause, against an ungodly nation: deliver me from the unjust and crafty man. 1
Psalms 47:5They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved. 1
Psalms 98:8O Lord our God, you heard them; O God, you became propitious to them, though you did take vengeance on all their devices. 1
Isaiah 55:12For you⌃ 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 →