Psalms 47:3-9

3 He 1subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our 2inheritance for us, The 3glory of Jacob whom He loves. Selah.
5 God has 4ascended with a shout, The LORD, with the 5sound of a trumpet.
6 6Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to 7our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the 8King of all the earth; Sing praises 9with a skillful psalm.
8 God 10reigns over the nations, God sits on 11His holy throne.
9 The 12princes of the people have assembled themselves as the 13people of the God of Abraham, For the 14shields of the earth belong to God; He is 15highly exalted.

Psalms 47:3-9 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Thus psalm is thought by some to be written on occasion of the ark being brought from the house of Obededom to the city of David, to the place he had prepared for it; which was attended with singing and dancing, with shouting, and the sound of a trumpet, 2 Samuel 6:12; but it rather seems to be penned on account of the ascension of Christ to heaven, prophetically spoken of in this psalm; and of the spread of the Gospel, and the conquests it made in the Gentile world upon Christ's ascension; as the whole psalm shows: and even Aben Ezra and Kimchi apply it to the times of the Messiah; and so do some of their most ancient writers, who particularly interpret Psalm 47:5 of him, as may be seen in the note upon it.

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