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Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
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Joyful Noise is Biblical
Commentators explain that clapping hands and shouting are ancient, physical expressions of immense joy and celebration. Similar to how people would cheer for a victorious army or the coronation of a new king, this verse calls God's people to express their praise with uninhibited, outward actions, acknowledging God's triumphant power.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O clap your hands, all ye people - A common way of expressing joy, or indicating applause. Compare the notes at Isaiah 55:12. The “…
19th Century
Anglican
Of triumph. —Or, of exultation, as the Septuagint and Vulgate. For the hand-clapping at a time of national rejoicing, suc…
Baptist
O clap your hands, all you people; shout to God with the voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great king over all the …
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16th Century
Protestant
Clap your hands, all you peoples. As the Psalmist requires the nations to clap their hands as a sign of their joy and thanksgiving to God—…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O clap your hands, all you people, Meaning the Gentiles more especially; see (Psalms 117:1) compared wit…
The God with whom we have to do is a God of awful majesty. The universal and absolute sovereignty of a holy God would be too terrible for us even t…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding psalms, the psalmist laid out the glory of the king and his kingdom; here, he now exhorts foreign nations to be converte…
