Psalms 47:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
Psalms 47:1 in other translations
| BSB | For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph. |
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| WEB | For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph! |
| ASV | For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. |
| YLT | To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing, |
| DARBY | To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph! |
| BBE | O make a glad noise with your hands, all you peoples; letting your voices go up to God with joy. |
| Webster | To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout to God with the voice of triumph. |
What does Psalms 47:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Psa 47:1-9. Praise is given to God for victory, perhaps that recorded (2Ch 20:20-30); and His dominions over all people, Jews and Gentiles, is asserted.
1. clap ... hands ... people--literally, "peoples," or "nations" (compare De 32:43; Psa 18:49; 98:9).Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
The Gentiles are invited to celebrate the praises of God as the Sovereign of the world, Psa 47:1, Psa 47:2. The Jews exalt in his kindness to them, Psa 47:3, Psa 47:4. All then join to celebrate his Majesty, as reigniny over the heathen, and gathering the dispersed Jews and Gentiles together into one Church, Psa 47:5-9. The title, "A Psalm for the sons of Korah," has nothing remarkable in it. The Psalm was probably written about the same time with the preceding, and relates to the happy state of the Jews when returned to their own land. They renewed their praises and promises of obedienee, and celebrate him for the deliverance they had received. See the introduction to Psa 46:1-11 (note). In a spiritual sense, it appears to relate to the calling of the Gentiles to be made partakers of the blessings of the Gospel with the converted Jews. Verse 1 O clap your hands, all ye people - Let both Jews and Gentiles magnify the Lord: the Jews, for being delivered from the Babylonish captivity; the Gentiles, for being called to enter into the glorious liberty of the children of God.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 47:1-4
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Psalms 47:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 47:1
- Psalms 98:4
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
- Jeremiah 31:7
For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
- Psalms 106:47
Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
- Psalms 46:1
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Revelation 19:1-2
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
- Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- Psalms 47:5
God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
- 2 Samuel 6:15
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
- Zechariah 4:7
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
- Ezra 3:11-13
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
- Isaiah 55:12
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- 2 Kings 11:12
And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
(Title.) A Psalm.This Psalm is supposed to have been composed by Solomon on the removal of the ark into the temple, 2 Ch ch. 7.
for. or, of.
46:1; *title
clap.
98:4; 2Ki 11:12; Isa 55:12
shout.
5; 98:4; 1Sa 10:24; 2Sa 6:15; 2Ch 13:15; Ezr 3:11-13; Jer 31:7
Zep 3:14; Zec 4:7; 9:9; Lu 19:37-40; Re 19:1,2
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Context
- Psalms 47:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
- Psalms 47:2
For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
Psalms 47:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Al Músico principal: de los hijos de Coré: Salmo. PUEBLOS todos, batid las manos; aclamad á Dios con voz de júbilo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Au chef de musique. Des fils de Coré. Psaume. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ihr Völker alle, klatschet in die Hände! Jauchzet Gott mit Jubelschall! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Psalmus cantici. Filiis Core, secunda sabbati. |