Psalms 47:1

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“Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.”

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BSBPD

“Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 47:1 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 10:24Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
  2. 2 Samuel 6:15while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.
  3. 2 Kings 11:12Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”
  4. 2 Chronicles 13:15and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
  5. Ezra 3:11And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
  6. Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
  7. Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  8. Psalms 47:5God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.
  9. Psalms 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
  10. Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy
  11. Psalms 106:47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
  12. Isaiah 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
  13. Jeremiah 31:7For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’
  14. Zephaniah 3:14Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
  15. Zechariah 4:7What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”
  16. Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem!See, your King comes to you,righteous and victorious,humble and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
  17. Luke 19:37And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
  18. Revelation 19:1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!

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