Psalms 46-50: Great is the Lord

O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph - Ps. 47:1 KJV

Sometimes there is nothing more that can be said.  No words left to describe the majesty that is the Lord God.  The Psalmist knew this when he wrote the 47th Psalm and encouraged the people to clap and shout.  He wasn't talking about a tepid response.  He was looking for a roar that would drown out the loudest fans at a football game. 

God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
For God is the King of all the earth: - Ps. 47:5-6 KJV

Think of that God has gone up.  He came down, he lived as a man for a few short years, but he has gone back up.  With a shout!  With trumpets and loud hosannas, his Father and the angels welcomed him back.


Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. - Ps 48: 1-2 KJV

We should all be clapping our hands and singing at the top of our voices!