Psalm 47:7

7 For God is the ¹King of all the earth; Sing praises ²with a skillful psalm.

Psalm 47:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 47:7

For God [is] the King of all the earth
Or "the king of all the earth [is] God" ^F5; the same that is ascended into heaven, and is King of saints, even Christ Jesus; and so he will appear to be, especially in the latter day; (See Gill on Psalms 47:2);

sing ye praises with understanding;
or, as De Dieu renders it, to him that understandeth, that is, to God the only wise, whose understanding is infinite; even to Christ, who, as God, knows all things; and, as man and Mediator, is of quick understanding, and has all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge in him; so R. Obadiah, "sing of him who understands"; or, "sing ye praises, O everyone that understandeth" {f}; that is, how to sing, as everyone does not; this is the sense of Aben Ezra and Kimchi; or "with understanding", as we render it; with understanding of what is sung. The Apostle Paul seems to refer to this passage in ( 1 Corinthians 14:15 ) . The Targum renders it, "with a good understanding".

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 So Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.
F6 (lykvm wrmz) "canite, intelligens", Montanus; i.e. "unusquisque", Vatablus.

Psalm 47:7 In-Context

5 God has ascended with a shout, The LORD , with the sound of a trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises.

7 For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a skillful psalm.

8 God reigns over the nations, God sits on His holy throne.

9 The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

Cross References

• 1. Zechariah 14:9
• 2. 1 Corinthians 14:15

Footnotes

• [a] Heb "Maskil"