Psalms 47:1
All ye peoples, clap your hands, Shout unto God, with the voice of triumph;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
In Context
2For, Yahweh—as Most High, is to be revered, A great king, over all the earth,
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:15So, David and all the house of Israel, were bringing up the ark of Yahweh,—with triumphant shoutings, and with the sound of a horn.
2 Chronicles 13:15Then the men of Judah gave a shout,—and it came to pass, when the men of Judah shouted, then, God himself, smote Jeroboam and all Israel, before Abijah and Judah.
Psalms 42:1As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God.
Psalms 47:5God hath ascended with a shout, Yahweh, with the sound of a horn.
Psalms 98:8Let, the floods, clap their hands, Together, let, the mountains, make a joyful noise,
Isaiah 55:12For with gladness shall ye come forth, And in peace, shall ye be led,—the mountains and the hills shall break out, before you, into shouts of triumph, And all the wild trees 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 →