I love Psalm 47 because it tends to set the "we must be quiet and solemn in church" bunch on their ear!
1 O CLAP your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph and songs of joy!
2 For the Lord Most High excites terror, awe, and dread; He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
4 He chose our inheritance for us, the glory and pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
5 God has ascended amid shouting, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises in a skillful psalm and with understanding.
8 God reigns over the nations; God sits upon His holy throne.
9 The princes and nobles of the peoples are gathered together, a [united] people for the God of Abraham, for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.
The word "shout" here is the Hebrew word "ruwa`". It means: to split the ears with sound! It also means: to shout for alarm or joy; to raise a sound; to cry out; to shout a war-cry; to shout in applause. "Triumph" is the Hebrew word "rinnah". This means: a creaking or shrill sound; a ringing cry (in proclamation, joy, praise). We are expected by the One, True God to split the air around us with the sounds of praise because of the triumph of our God! Shout a war cry and see how it motivates other believers to step up their "game"! Amen! We shout and sing and praise because HE IS! AND because He is the rewarder of all those who will diligently seek HIM and HIS WILL above our own selfish desires! This is another "weapon of our warfare" (2 Corinthians 10:4)! Obey Psalm 47 today and liftYOUR voice in victorious and triumphant praise and watch and see what God will do OR YOU! Amen! Here is Hillsong with "This IS How We Overcome":
Shalom in Him!
