Of triumph. — Or, of exultation, as LXX. and Vulg. For the hand-clapping at a time of national rejoicing, such as the coronation of a king, see 2 Kings 11:12 (comp. Psalms 98:8); and for the “shout,” comp. Numbers 23:21, “the shout of a king”; and 1 Samuel 10:24. With the Hebrews, as with our own English forefathers, this sign of popular assent,
“In full acclaim,
A people’s voice,
The proof and echo of all human fame,”
played a large and important part.