Psalms 47:4-9

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

Psalms 47:4-9 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.

Cross References 14

  • 1. 1 Peter 1:4
  • 2. Amos 6:8; Amos 8:7; Nahum 2:2
  • 3. Psalms 68:18
  • 4. Psalms 98:6
  • 5. Psalms 68:4
  • 6. Psalms 89:18
  • 7. Zechariah 14:9
  • 8. 1 Corinthians 14:15
  • 9. 1 Chronicles 16:31; Psalms 22:28
  • 10. Psalms 97:2
  • 11. Psalms 72:11; Psalms 102:22; Isaiah 49:7, 23
  • 12. Romans 4:11, 12
  • 13. Psalms 89:18
  • 14. Psalms 97:9

Footnotes 7

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