Psalms 47:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For the music director; by the Korahites; a psalm. All you nations, clap your hands! Shout out to God in celebration!

📖 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 Shout out praises to the LORD, all the earth! Break out in a joyful shout and sing!
• Isa 55:12 : 12 Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.
• Ps 106:47 : 47 Deliver us, O LORD, our God! Gather us from among the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.
• Ps 46:1 : 1 For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song. God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.
• Ps 47:5 : 5 God has ascended his throne amid loud shouts; the LORD has ascended amid the blaring of ram’s horns.
• 1 Sam 10:24 : 24 Then Samuel said to all the people,“Do you see the one whom the LORD has chosen? Indeed, there is no one like him among all the people!” All the people shouted out,“Long live the king!”
• 2 Kgs 11:12 : 12 Jehoiada led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. They clapped their hands and cried out,“Long live the king!”
• 2 Chr 13:15 : 15 and the men of Judah gave the battle cry. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, God struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
• Ezra 3:11-13 : 11 With antiphonal response they sang, praising and glorifying the LORD:“For he is good; his loyal love toward Israel is forever.” All the people gave a loud shout as they praised the LORD when the temple of the LORD was established. 12 Many of the priests, the Levites, and the leaders– older people who had seen with their own eyes the former temple while it was still established– were weeping loudly, and many others raised their voice in a joyous shout. 13 People were unable to tell the difference between the sound of joyous shouting and the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people were shouting so loudly that the sound was heard a long way off.
• 2 Sam 6:15 : 15 David and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD, shouting and blowing trumpets.
• Ps 98:8 : 8 Let the rivers clap their hands! Let the mountains sing in unison
• Jer 31:7 : 7 Moreover, the LORD says,“Sing for joy for the descendants of Jacob. Utter glad shouts for that foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard. Then say,‘LORD, rescue your people. Deliver those of Israel who remain alive.’
• Zeph 3:14 : 14 Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
• Zech 4:7 : 7 Oracle of Response“What are you, you great mountain? Because of Zerubbabel you will become a level plain! And he will bring forth the temple capstone with shoutings of‘Grace! Grace!’ because of this.”
• Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey– on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
• Luke 19:37-40 : 37 As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen: 38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him,“Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40 He answered,“I tell you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!”
• Rev 19:1-2 : 1 After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying,“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, 2 because his judgments are true and just. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants poured out by her own hands!”