Psalms 47:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ 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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

To the mĕnaṣṣēaḥ for bənê-qōraḥ a mizmôr

Grammar Details

• *lamenatsēaḥ*: preposition + definite article + participle, masculine singular - 'to the director/chief musician'
• *livnê*: preposition + construct state, masculine plural - 'for the sons of'
• *qōraḥ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Korah'
• *mizmôr*: noun, masculine singular - 'psalm/song'

Word Meanings

• *mĕnaṣṣēaḥ*: director/chief musician/conductor/overseer
• *mizmôr*: psalm/melody/song

Referenced Verses

• Ps 98:4 : 4 ¶ Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
• Isa 55:12 : 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.
• Ps 106:47 : 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.
• Ps 46:1 : 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.
• Ps 47:5 : 5 ¶ God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
• 1 Sam 10:24 : 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that [there is] none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
• 2 Kgs 11:12 : 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.
• 2 Chr 13:15 : 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
• Ezra 3:11-13 : 11 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. 12 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: 13 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.
• 2 Sam 6:15 : 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.
• Ps 98:8 : 8 Let the floods clap [their] hands: let the hills be joyful together
• Jer 31:7 : 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.
• Zeph 3:14 : 14 ¶ Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
• Zech 4:7 : 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.
• Zech 9:9 : 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.
• Luke 19:37-40 : 37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said unto them, ‹I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.›
• Rev 19:1-2 : 1 ¶ 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: 2 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.