Psalms 47:5
God hath ascended with a shout, Yahweh, with the sound of a horn.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
In Context
4He chooseth for us our inheritance, The excellence of Jacob, which he hath loved. [Selah.]
6Sing praises unto God, sing praises, Sing praises to our King, sing praises;
Cross References
Numbers 10:1And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Joshua 6:5And it shall come to pass, when the ram’s horn soundeth, when ye hear the sound of the horn, that all the people shall shout with a great shout,—and then shall the wall of the city fall down under it, and the people shall go up, every man straight before him.
1 Chronicles 15:24And, Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were blowing with the trumpets, before the ark of God,—and, Obed-edom and Jehiah, were door-keepers, to the ark.
1 Chronicles 16:42And, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, [with] the trumpets, and the cymbals, for sounding aloud, and the instruments for the songs of God,—and the sons of Jeduthun, for the gate.
Psalms 68:17The chariots of God, are two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is in the sanctuary!
Psalms 68:33Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.
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 →