Have you ever thought about why we clap our hands? Why is smacking one open hand against the other such an instinctual thing in human beings? There is actually a very spiritual reason for this universal behavior. As we dive into Psalm 47, we will answer this question and look into the kind of people who will join themselves to “the God of Abraham” in the end times. Join us for a fascinating study of this short but powerful psalm.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
1-4 Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! 2 For Adonai, the Most High, is to be feared, a great King over all the earth. 3 He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. 4 He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom He loves. Selah
5-9 God has gone up with a shout, Adonai 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 with a maskil [ie. keen understanding]. 8 God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. 9 The princes (the generous/the willing) of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields/protectors of the earth belong to God. He is highly exalted!
REFERENCES:
Verse 1
Psalm 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together.
Isaiah 55:12 “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
Verse 2
Zechariah 14:9 And Adonai will be king over all the earth. On that day Adonai will be one and His name one.
Verse 3
Ezekiel 16:10 I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and sandals of tachash skin (תחש) on your feet. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
Verse 9
Ephesians 3:6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Messiah Yeshua through the gospel.
Exodus 35:5, 22 Take from among you a contribution to Adonai. Whoever is of a generous (נדיב, nadiv) heart, let him bring Adonai’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze …Then all those of willing (נדיב, nadiv) heart, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did every man who presented an offering of gold to Adonai.
Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing (נדיב, nadiv) spirit.