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Verse Psalms 47:8. _GOD REIGNETH OVER THE HEATHEN_] Though this is
literally true in God's universal dominion, yet _more_ is here meant.
God _reigns over the heathen_ when, by the preaching of the Gos...
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GOD REIGNETH OVER THE HEATHEN - Over the “nations;” not over the
“heathen” in the sense in which that term is understood now. It
does not mean that God reigns, or that he has set up his throne over
th...
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Psalms 47
He is King Over All the Earth
_ 1. In the midst of His people (Psalms 47:1)_
2. The praise of His delivered people (Psalms 47:6)
And now we see prophetically how the redeemed people clap...
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XLVII. JOY OF ALL MANKIND IN YAHWEH. All nations are invited to
rejoice in Yahweh's exaltation. It seems strange that they should be
expected to rejoice in their own defeat; but this is explained by t...
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REIGNETH. hath become king.
HEATHEN. nations.
THRONE OF HIS HOLINESS. His holy Throne. Genitive of Character....
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The final realisation of Jehovah's sovereignty over the world....
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God hath proclaimed himself king over the nations,
God hath taken his seat upon his holy throne.
The verbs express not merely a fact but an act. God was King, but He
has given fresh proof of it. He...
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PSALMS 47
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Israel Invites the Nations to Rejoice in the Universal Kingship of Her
God.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 47:1-2, The Invitation Itself, announcing the
Central Fact of Jeho...
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_GOD REIGNETH OVER THE HEATHEN: GOD SITTETH UPON THE THRONE OF HIS
HOLINESS._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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This Ps., though akin to Psalms 46, 48, is less definitely historical,
and simply summons the earth to join in a chorus of praise to God as
the victorious King, not only of Israel, but of all the nati...
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REIGNETH.. SITTETH] better, 'hath become king.. hath taken his seat.'...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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_[Psalms 47:9]_ מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל
־גֹּויִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים...
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Psalms 47:1
THE closing thought of Psalms 46:1 is nobly expanded in this jubilant
summons to all nations to praise Jehovah as their King. Both psalms
have a similar, and probably the same, historical...
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“KING OVER ALL THE EARTH”
Psalms 47:1
This psalm may have been sung in the valley of Berachah, where
Jehoshaphat celebrated his victory over the Moabites. See 2 Chronicles
20:1. When some great deliv...
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This is a song of the sovereignty of God. In the Hebrew ceremonial it
was pre-eminently the song of the New Year, being repeated seven times
ere the sounding of the trumpets which announce the feast....
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Vehement. Hebrew, "eastern." --- Tharsis, such strong-built ships, as
might go to Tarsus, in Cilicia, (Genesis x. 4.; Calmet) or to India.
(Menochius) --- The merchants of Tharsis, the naval officers,...
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8._He hath obtained the kingdom over the heathen _Literally it is, _He
hath reigned; _but as the verb מלך, _malach, _is in the past tense,
which in Hebrew denotes a continued act, we have translated i...
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Psalms 47 only pursues this deliverance to its bright results for
Israel according to God's glory in the earth. Jehovah is now a great
King over all the earth (compare Zechariah 14). He subdues the na...
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GOD REIGNETH OVER THE HEATHEN,.... He reigned over Israel under the
former dispensation, and now he reigns over the Gentiles under the
Gospel dispensation; as appears by the numerous instances of
conv...
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_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 to...
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_God reigneth over the heathen_ Over all heathen nations. He is not
only our King, and therefore we owe our homage to him, but he is _King
of all the earth, Psalms 47:7_, and therefore in every place...
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THE MESSIAH IN THE GLORY OF HIS EXALTATION.
To the chief musician, a psalm for the sons of Korah, written by one
of their number at the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, as a prophecy of
the victory and...
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God reigneth over the heathen, the reign of the exalted Christ, in the
Kingdom of Power. extends over the entire universe; GOD SITTETH UPON
THE THRONE OF HIS HOLINESS, at the right hand of Power in th...
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5-9 Praise is a duty in which we ought to be frequent and abundant.
But here is a needful rule; Sing ye praises with understanding. As
those that understand why and for what reasons they praise God,...
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OVER THE HEATHEN, i.e. over all heathen nations, as being _the King of
all the earth_, PSALMS 47:7; which was not true in David's time, but;
was fulfilled by Christ. GOD SITTETH UPON THE THRONE, to wi...
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Psalms 47:8 God H430 reigns H4427 (H8804) nations H1471 God H430 sits
H3427 (H8804) holy H6944 throne...
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THE PSALMIST SEES YHWH AS HAVING RECEIVED HIS ACCLAMATION AS KING OVER
ALL THE EARTH AND OVER ALL PEOPLES (PSALMS 47:5).
In this second part of the Psalm we are introduced to the triumph
ceremony foll...
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Psalms 47:1. _O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with
the voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a
great King over all the earth. He shall subdue the people under us...
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Psalms 47:1. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the
voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great
king over all the earth. He shall subdue the people under us,...
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CONTENTS: The people exhorted to shout over God's triumphs.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: Let all who know God and own His sceptre sing His praises
forever; for while we dwell under the sha...
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This is the song which the sons of Korah sung before the ark, when it
was removed from the city of David to its place in the temple. 2
Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 7. The ark being a type of Christ, it
f...
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_O clap your hands, all ye people._
MESSIANIC TRIUMPH PREDICTED
The psalmist looked far ahead. His immediate experience was as “a
little window through which he saw great matters.” The prophecy of
th...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 47:1. This psalm celebrates God’s rule
over all the earth (see note on 5:2). The promises to Abraham (Psalms
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 47:8 The psalm looks forward to the day when
the Gentile PRINCES OF THE PEOPLES GATHER for worship AS THE PEOPLE OF
THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, that is, the people to whom the blessing of...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician, a psalm for the sons of
Korah.” See Introduction to Psalms 42.
The author of the psalm, and the occasion on which it was composed,
are alike unk...
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EXPOSITION
THIS is a song of praise to God, as the King of the whole earth. It
has been called "one of the _accession _psalms," because it depicts
God as assuming his kingdom, and taking his seat upon...
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Psa 47:1-9 is a psalm for the New Year. This psalm is read seven times
before the blowing of the trumpet to announce the holy day, the
beginning of the Jewish New Year.
O clap your hands, all ye peopl...
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1 Chronicles 16:31; Hebrews 4:16; Psalms 110:6; Psalms 22:27;...
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The throne — Heaven is often called God's throne, whence God is said
to behold and to rule all nations; of which general dominion of God,
he here speaks. And Christ sits at his father's right — hand,...