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Psalm 47:1

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!

1For 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!
2For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
3He subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.
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Clapping hands and triumphant voices make praise public and physical here, while “all you nations” stretches the gathering beyond any one people.

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Psalm 42:1For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.Both psalms bear the name of the sons of Korah, with longing for God in one and triumphant praise in the other.
Psalm 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!Both summon people across the earth to praise God with joyful sound.
Psalm 106:47Save us, LORD, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!Both link triumph with praise of God and speak of nations, though Psalm 106 asks for rescue and gathering.
Jeremiah 31:7For the LORD says, “Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations. Publish, praise, and say, ‘LORD, save your people, the remnant of …Both urge shouting and praise, while Jeremiah joins gladness for Jacob with a plea for God to save his people.
Psalm 46:1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Both bear the name of the sons of Korah and turn toward God, one in triumph and one amid trouble.
Revelation 19:1–2After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;Both describe praise directed to God with a loud voice, involving many worshipers.
2 Samuel 6:15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the LORD’s ark with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.Both feature shouting in worship, with Samuel describing Israel bringing up the LORD’s ark.
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a …Both summon people to shout with joy, and their surrounding words connect that joy with a king.
2 Kings 11:12Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; and they made him king and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, …Both feature clapping hands in royal celebration, with Psalm 47 naming God as King in the next verse.
Ezra 3:11–13They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to the LORD, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people …Both join praise of God with shouting, while Ezra names the temple foundation as the cause for celebration.
Zechariah 4:7Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”Both include celebratory shouts, though Zechariah concerns Zerubbabel bringing out the capstone rather than a summons to all nations.
Isaiah 55:12For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields …Both portray joy through clapping, with the nations addressed in the psalm and trees pictured clapping in Isaiah.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Praise God aloud as King over all the earth

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Encouragement

Your voice has a place in this summons to the nations. The reason for such glad praise reaches beyond your circumstances: God is King over all the earth.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).