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The Psalms

Psalms 47

Psalms, Book II · KJV

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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.

4He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

5God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

6Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

7For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

8God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

9The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

Psalms 47:1–9

Word detail

hands

Palm, hollow of the hand, sole, or a bowl-shaped hollow described by analogy.

In “O clap your hands, all ye people”, “hands” expresses palm, hollow of the hand, sole, or a bowl-shaped hollow described by analogy. The surrounding poetic lines identify the speaker, addressee, and intended comparison. A figurative sense in one psalm should not be imposed on every occurrence elsewhere.