Psalms 47:7

_FOR GOD IS THE KING OF ALL THE EARTH: SING YE PRAISES WITH UNDERSTANDING._ For God is the King of all the earth - and shall be manifested as such after His final interposition for Israel (Zechariah 14:1). SING YE PRAISES WITH UNDERSTANDING - (1 Corinthians 14:15.) Or, as the Hebrew 'Maschil,' is usually translated instruction, we may translate, 'Sing ye praises with edification'-spiritual 'wisdom.' Compare Colossians 3:16....

7._For God is King of all the earth _The Psalmist, having called God in the close of the preceding verse _King _of the chosen people, now calls him _King of all the earth; _and thus, while he claims to the Jews the right and honor of primogeniture, he at the same time joins to them the Gentiles as associates and partakers with them of the same blessing. By these words he intimates that the kingdom of God would be much more magnificent and glorious at the coming of the Messiah, than it was under the shadowy dispensation of the Law, inasmuch as it would be extended to the utmost boundaries of the earth. To show the greater earnestness in his exhortation, he repeats the words, _Sing praises to God, _five times. The word מםכיל, _maskil, _(187) is put in the singular number instead of the plural; for he invites to this exercise all who are skillful in singing.

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, and what is the meaning of the service. It is not an acceptable service, if it is not a reasonable service. We are never to forget the end of Messiah's exaltation, so continually do the prophets dwell upon the conversion of the nations to the gospel of Christ. Why do we vainly fancy that we belong to him, unless the Spirit reign in our hearts by faith? Lord, is it not thy glory and delight to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins, now that thou art exalted as a Prince and a Saviour? Set up thy kingdom in our hearts. Bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. And so sweetly constrain all the powers and faculties of the souls of thy redeemed, into holy love, fear,...

Verse Psalms 47:7. _FOR GOD_ IS _THE KING OF ALL THE EARTH_] He is not _your_ King only, but the King of the _universe_. He has no _limited power_, no _confined_ dominion. _SING YE PRAISES WITH UNDERSTANDING_] זמרו משכיל _zammeru maskil,_ _sing an instructive song_. Let _sense_ and _sound_ go together. Let your _hearts_ and _heads_ go with your _voices_. _Understand_ what you _sing_; and _feel_ what you _understand_; and let the _song_ be what will _give instruction in righteousness_ to them that hear it. [Anglo-Saxon], _Sing wisely_. - Anglo-Saxon. Multitudes _sing_ _foolishly_....

FOR GOD IS THE KING OF ALL THE EARTH - He has shown himself to be a universal sovereign. All nations are subject to him, and he has a claim to universal praise. SING YE PRAISES WITH UNDERSTANDING - Margin, Every one “that hath understanding.” Neither the text here, however, nor the margin, expresses the true idea of the original. The Hebrew is, “Sing a Maschil” - משׂכיל _maśkı̂yl_; that is, Sing, or play, a didactic psalm or tune; that is, a song or ode adapted to convey valuable lessons of instruction. See the word explained in the notes at the title to Psalms 32:1. The idea is, that the occasion was one on which “such” a psalm or song would be especially appropriate; an occasion on which great lessons or truths had been taught by the dealings of God, which it became his people now t

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 his throne (Psalms 47:5). There is nothing in the psalm that very definitely marks the time of the composition; but it may well be, as Dr. Kay suggests, a psalm in which "Israel collectively acknowledges what David had been allowed to accomplish." The title assigns it to "the sons of Korah," who were among David's chief musicians. PSALMS 47:1 O CLAP YOUR HANDS, ALL YE PEOPLE; rather, _all ye peoples. _The nations of the earth generally—not Israel only—are addressed. The events which have taken place—the great extension of

FOR GOD [IS] THE KING OF ALL THE EARTH,.... Or "the king of all the earth [is] God" e; 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; 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...

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, and the nations under our feet. He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 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._ The delivered people give God all the glory. He reigneth, and he it is who subdues the people. Let him be exalted in the c

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 their hands and shout unto God with the voice of triumph, for Messiah is King and then they sing praises unto the King, for He is King over all the earth and highly exalted. Every knee must bow and every tongue confess....

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 the belief (Psalms 47:9) that the heathen nobles are to be gathered together with the people of the God of Abraham. In other words, they are to share in the promise made to Abraham (Genesis 12:3), In thee shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. The Ps. is sung in the synagogues on the Feast of Trumpets (p. 104, the Jewish New Year's Day. This ritual use may have been suggested by Psalms 47:5, or on the other hand, the Ps. may have been composed for liturgical use....