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The LORD has ascended with trumpets blaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />God has gone up with a shout, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />God has ascended with a shout, The LORD, with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />God has ascended with a shout, The LORD, with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />God has ascended with a shout, The LORD, with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />God has ascended with a loud shout, Yahweh, with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />God has ascended amid shouting, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God ascends among shouts of joy, the LORD, with the sound of a ram’s horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God ascends among shouts of joy, the LORD, among the sound of trumpets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />God is gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God goes up to his throne, as people shout and trumpets blast. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God has gone up with a joyful shout. The LORD has gone up with the sound of a ram's horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God goes up to his throne. There are shouts of joy and the blast of trumpets, as the LORD goes up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God has ascended on high with a shout, the LORD has ascended with the blast of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God has ascended his throne amid loud shouts; the LORD has ascended his throne amid the blaring of ram's horns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />God has gone up with a shout, "" YHWH with the sound of a horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> God hath gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />God went up with a shout, Jehovah with the voice of a trumpet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />God is ascended with jubilee, and the Lord with the sound of trumpet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 46:6>God ascends with jubilation, and the Lord with the voice of the trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God has gone up with a shout; the LORD, amid trumpet blasts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />God is gone up with glory, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God went up in glory! LORD JEHOVAH with the sound of the trumpet!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />God is gone up amidst shouting, The LORD amidst the sound of the horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with a sound of a trumpet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/47-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5575" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/47.htm">Clap Your Hands, All You Peoples</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">has ascended</a> <a href="/hebrew/8643.htm" title="8643: biṯ·rū·‘āh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- From ruwa'; clamor, i.e. Acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum.">amid shouts of joy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">with the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: šō·w·p̄ār (N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">of the horn.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a></span><br />After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. / They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-8.htm">Ephesians 4:8-10</a></span><br />This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.” / What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? / He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24</a></span><br />For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-51.htm">Luke 24:51</a></span><br />While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-19.htm">Mark 16:19</a></span><br />After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-62.htm">John 6:62</a></span><br />Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-13.htm">John 3:13</a></span><br />No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a></span><br />In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a></span><br />As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Psalm 68:18</a></span><br />You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/24-7.htm">Psalm 24:7-10</a></span><br />Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! / Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. / Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm">Isaiah 52:13</a></span><br />Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.</p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-7.htm">Psalm 24:7-10</a></b></br> Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17-19,24,25,33</a></b></br> The chariots of God <i>are</i> twenty thousand, <i>even</i> thousands of angels: the Lord <i>is</i> among them, <i>as in</i> Sinai, in the holy <i>place</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/24-51.htm">Luke 24:51-53</a></b></br> And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven… </p><p class="hdg">with a shout</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65</a></b></br> Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, <i>and</i> like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-21.htm">Numbers 23:21</a></b></br> He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God <i>is</i> with him, and the shout of a king <i>is</i> among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/6-15.htm">2 Samuel 6:15</a></b></br> So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.</p><p class="hdg">sound</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3</a></b></br> Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/150-3.htm">Psalm 150:3</a></b></br> Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-1.htm">Numbers 10:1-10</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/33-3.htm">Amid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-32.htm">Amidst</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-27.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/psalms/33-3.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Shouts</a> <a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/job/39-25.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/job/39-25.htm">Trumpets</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/55-14.htm">Amid</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Amidst</a> <a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/48-11.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/75-4.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Shouts</a> <a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/psalms/98-6.htm">Trumpets</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain the kingdom of Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of God ascending suggests a victorious return, possibly alluding to the Ark of the Covenant being brought to Jerusalem, as seen in <a href="/2_samuel/6-15.htm">2 Samuel 6:15</a>. The shouts of joy indicate a communal expression of worship and reverence, reminiscent of the Israelites' celebrations during significant religious events. This ascent can also be seen as a type of Christ's ascension into heaven, as described in <a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9</a>, where Jesus is taken up in glory, marking the completion of His earthly mission and the beginning of His reign at the right hand of the Father.<p><b>the LORD with the sound of the horn</b><br>The use of "the LORD" emphasizes the covenant name of God, Yahweh, highlighting His personal relationship with His people. The sound of the horn, or shofar, was traditionally used in Israel for various purposes, including calling people to worship, signaling the start of festivals, and announcing the coronation of a king (<a href="/1_kings/1-39.htm">1 Kings 1:39</a>). This sound signifies divine authority and the acknowledgment of God's kingship. The horn's blast is also prophetic, pointing to the future return of Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a>, where the trumpet of God will sound at the second coming, gathering His people to Himself.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, representing the divine presence and authority. The ascension signifies His sovereignty and kingship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His relationship with His people and His role as their ruler.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shouts_of_joy.htm">Shouts of Joy</a></b><br>The response of the people to God's ascension, indicating celebration and reverence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sound_of_the_horn.htm">Sound of the Horn</a></b><br>A shofar or trumpet, used in ancient Israel for signaling important events, such as the coronation of a king or a call to worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_kingship.htm">God's Sovereignty and Kingship</a></b><br>Recognize and celebrate God's ultimate authority over all creation. His ascension is a reminder of His rightful place as King.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joyful_worship.htm">Joyful Worship</a></b><br>Engage in worship with joy and reverence, acknowledging God's presence and power in our lives. Our worship should reflect the joy and celebration seen in this verse.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_symbols_in_worship.htm">The Role of Symbols in Worship</a></b><br>Understand the significance of symbols like the horn in worship. They serve as reminders of God's past actions and His promises for the future.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_christ's_return.htm">Anticipation of Christ's Return</a></b><br>Live with the expectation of Christ's return, as the sound of the horn in <a href="/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5</a> foreshadows the trumpet call at the second coming.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_rosh_hashanah_important.htm">What is the significance of Rosh Hashanah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sacrifices_compare_in_psalms.htm">Psalm 4:5: How do sacrifices of righteousness compare to other biblical texts that claim God does not desire sacrifice (e.g., Psalm 51:16), creating potential inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_96_5_fit_with_the_big_bang.htm">Psalm 96:5 proclaims the Lord 'made the heavens,' so how does this fit with current cosmological theories such as the Big Bang and the vast timeline of cosmic evolution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_evidence_confirms_god's_'works'.htm">In Psalm 28:5, which mentions God's 'works,' what historical or archaeological evidence can confirm these claimed acts of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Is gone up.</span>--Not, as in <a href="/genesis/17-22.htm" title="And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.">Genesis 17:22</a>, <a href="/judges/13-20.htm" title="For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.">Judges 13:20</a>, to heaven, but, as in Psalms 24, to the Temple, as is shown by the public acclaim accompanying the ark to its resting-place after victory. (Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-28.htm" title="And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets to the house of the LORD.">2Chronicles 20:28</a>; <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm" title="The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.">Psalm 68:17</a>; <a href="/amos/2-2.htm" title="But I will send a fire on Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:">Amos 2:2</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">God is gone up with a shout;</span> <span class="cmt_word">the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.</span> As God "comes down" when he interposes for the relief or deliverance of his people (<a href="/psalms/144-5.htm">Psalm 144:5</a>), so after the relief or deliverance is effected, he is viewed as "going up" - returning to his glorious abode, reoccupying his seat in the heaven of heavens, and there remaining until some fresh call is made upon him. If the interposition has been one of a striking and unusual character, if the relief has been great, the deliverance signal, the triumph accorded to his people extraordinary, then he "goes up with a shout" - amid the exulting cries and loud jubilations of rescued Israel. When the occasion is such as to call for a public manifestation of thanksgiving at the house of God (<a href="/2_chronicles/20-28.htm">2 Chronicles 20:28</a>), then he "goes up" also "with the sound of the trumpet," which was always sounded by the priests on great occasions of festal joy and gladness (see <a href="/2_samuel/6-15.htm">2 Samuel 6:15</a>; <a href="/2_kings/11-14.htm">2 Kings 11:14</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/13-8.htm">1 Chronicles 13:8</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/16-42.htm">1 Chronicles 16:42</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/7-6.htm">2 Chronicles 7:6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/29-27.htm">2 Chronicles 29:27</a>; <a href="/ezra/3-10.htm">Ezra 3:10</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/12-35.htm">Nehemiah 12:35</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/47-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֭לֹהִים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has ascended</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">amid shouts of joy,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(biṯ·rū·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8643.htm">Strong's 8643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of trumpets.</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוֹפָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(šō·w·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cornet, curved horn</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/47-5.htm">Psalm 47:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/47-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 47:5 God has gone up with a shout (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/47-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 47:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 47:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/47-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 47:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 47:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>