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Psalm 47:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 47 · verse 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.Psalm 47:1 · King James Version
Psalm 47:1 in context
1O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
3He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
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Key words (Strong's)
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- handskaphthe hollow hand or palmH3709 →
- shoutrûwaʻto marH7321 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- claptâqaʻto clatterH8628 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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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 worthy of all blessing and praise, and as one grieved at his own and others' backwardness to and barrenness in this work.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4