Psalms 47:9

_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 princes of the people are gathered together, (even) the people of the God of Abraham - rather, as Arabic, 'The princes of the peoples (plural) are gathered together TO the people (singular) of the God of Abraham.' The pagan princes flock together to be received among the people _ YAHWEH_ (H3068). Thus, the prophecy of Jacob concerning Messiah (Shiloh) shall come to pass fully: "Unto Him shall the gathering of the people be" (Genesis 49:10; Psalms 87:4; Isaiah 60:3). The designation, "God of Abraham,...

9_The princes of the peoples are gathered together. _The Psalmist enriches and amplifies by various expressions the preceding sentence. He again declares that the way in which God obtained dominion over the Gentiles was, that those who before were aliens united in the adoption of the same faith with the Jews; and thus different nations, from a state of miserable dispersion, were gathered together into one body. When the doctrine of the Gospel was manifested and shone forth, it did not remove the Jews from the covenant which God had long before made with them. On the contrary, it has rather joined us to them. As then the calling of the Gentiles was nothing else than the means by which they were grafted and incorporated into the family of Abraham, the prophet justly states, that strangers or aliens from every direction _were gathered together _to the chosen people, that by such an increase...

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 47:9. _THE PRINCES OF THE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER_] נדיבי עמים _nedibey ammim_. The _voluntary people _- the _princely,_ _noble_, or _free-willed people_; those who gladly receive the word of life; those who, like the _Bereans_, were of a _noble_ or _liberal_ _disposition_; and, when they heard the Gospel, searched the Scriptures to see whether these things were so. It is a similar word which is used Psalms 110:3; and I believe both texts speak of the same people - the _Gentiles who gladly come unto his light_, and present themselves a _free-will offering_ to the Lord. _THE PEOPLE OF THE GOD OF ABRAHAM_] Who were Abraham's people? Not the _Jews_; the covenant was made with him while yet in urcirc

THE PRINCES OF THE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER - The marginal reading is, “The voluntary of the people are gathered unto the people of the God of Abraham.” The word rendered “princes” - נדיב _nâdı̂yb_ - means properly, voluntary, ready, prompt; then, generous, liberal; then, those of noble birth, princes, nobles. It is evidently used here in this latter sense. The word “people” here may mean either the people of Israel, or the people of other lands; but in this place it seems evidently to denote the latter. The words “are gathered together” may refer either to a voluntary or an involuntary assembling; meaning either that they came in chains as prisoners of war, subdued by the arms of the people of God, and thus rendering an involuntary tribute to their power and their religion; or that they came in a voluntary manner, and submitted themselves, acknowledging the God of Israel to be the...

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

THE PRINCES OF THE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER,.... Not against Christ, as at his first coming, but to him, and to his church and people; even the great men of the earth, the kings and princes of it, as they will in the latter day; see Isaiah 49:23; or this may mean the saints in general, who are all of them the princes of people, and are set among princes, yea, are kings priests unto God; some render it, "the willing" or "voluntary ones of his people" g; the same word is here used as in Psalms 110:3; where it is rendered "willing", and designs such who are made willing to be saved by Christ, submit to his righteousness, and be subject to his word and ordinances; [EVEN] THE PEOPLE OF THE GOD OF ABRAHAM; whom the God of Abraham has chosen for his people, taken into covenant, given to his

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._ One of our sacred poets has written, «All his work and warfare done, He into his heaven is gone, And beside his Father's throne, Now is pleading for his own;» but, not merely is he «beside his Father's throne,» he is with him sitting upon the throne, and waiting until his foes be made his footstool. Psalms 47:6. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the

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....