Psalms 47:1
To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. All people clap your hands: sing loude vnto God with a ioyfull voyce.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
In Context
2For the Lord is high, and terrible: a great King ouer all the earth.
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:15So Dauid and all the house of Israel, brought the Arke of the Lord with shouting, and sound of trumpet.
2 Chronicles 13:15And the men of Iudah gaue a shoute: and euen as the men of Iudah shouted, God smote Ieroboam and also Israel before Abiiah and Iudah.
Psalms 42:1To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. As the harte brayeth for the riuers of water, so panteth my soule after thee, O God.
Psalms 47:5God is gone vp with triumph, euen the Lord, with the sound of the trumpet.
Psalms 98:8Let the floods clap their hands, and let the mountaines reioyce together
Isaiah 55:12Therefore ye shall go out with ioy, and be led forth with peace: the mountaines and the hilles shall breake foorth before you into ioye, and all the trees of the fielde shall clap their handes.
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 →