Psalms 47:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. » O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. _A Psalm for the sons of Korah_] _Carmen triumphale,_ saith Mollerus; a panegyrical oration, saith Beza, written by David when topful of most ardent zeal,... [ Continue Reading ]
For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth. Ver. 2. _For the Lord most high is terrible_] Amiable to his own, terrible to his rebels. This Son, if not kissed, will be angry, Psa 2:12 This Lamb, for a need, can show himself a lion; as he is the Father of mercies, s... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. Ver. 3. _He shall subdue the people under us_] This was typified in the government of the Israelites, then ascendant in David's days, but fulfilled when Christ rode abroad on his white horse, the apostles, conquering and to conque... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. Ver. 4. _He shall choose our inheritance for us_] Or, He hath chosen. Of his free grace he espied out the land of Canaan for his people Israel, flowing with milk and honey, and such as was the glory of all lands,... [ Continue Reading ]
God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. Ver. 5. _God is gone up with a shout_] The ark is here called God, as also Psalms 132:5, and the face of God, Psalms 105:4; because from the ark, in the midst of the cherubims, God spake to his people, and they by looking towards it... [ Continue Reading ]
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. Ver. 6. _Sing praises to God, sing praises_] Do it with all alacrity, assiduity, being of that martyr's mind who said, Should I do nothing else all the days of my life, yea, as long as the days of heaven shall last, but kn... [ Continue Reading ]
For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. Ver. 7. _For God is King of all the earth_] _q.d._ Our King, said I? it is too little; he is King of all the earth. A title vainly taken by some proud princes, as Sesostris, king of Egypt, who would needs be called κοσμοκρα... [ Continue Reading ]
_God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness._ Ver. 8. _God reigneth over the heathen_] This is his universal kingdom, whereof before, Psalms 47:7, and yet never can too much be said of it. _ God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness_] He is in a special manner King... [ Continue Reading ]
The princes of the people are gathered together, [even] the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth [belong] unto God: he is greatly exalted. Ver. 9. _The princes of the people are gathered together_] Or, the voluntary of the people. The great ones disdain not to meet with the me... [ Continue Reading ]