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Text -- Psalms 47:7 (NET)

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47:7 For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: Psa 47:7 - -- Not only ours, but of all the nations of the world.

Not only ours, but of all the nations of the world.

Wesley: Psa 47:7 - -- Not formally and carelessly, but seriously, considering the greatness of this king whom you praise, and what abundant cause you have to praise him.

Not formally and carelessly, but seriously, considering the greatness of this king whom you praise, and what abundant cause you have to praise him.

JFB: Psa 47:5-7 - -- God, victorious over His enemies, reascends to heaven, amid the triumphant praises of His people, who celebrate His sovereign dominion. This sovereign...

God, victorious over His enemies, reascends to heaven, amid the triumphant praises of His people, who celebrate His sovereign dominion. This sovereignty is what the Psalm teaches; hence he adds,

JFB: Psa 47:5-7 - -- Literally, "sing and play an instructive (Psalm)." The whole typifies Christ's ascension (compare Psa 68:18).

Literally, "sing and play an instructive (Psalm)." The whole typifies Christ's ascension (compare Psa 68:18).

Clarke: Psa 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

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

Clarke: Psa 47:7 - -- Sing ye praises with understanding - זמרו משכיל zammeru maskil , sing an instructive song. Let sense and sound go together. Let your heart...

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. Sing wisely - Anglo-Saxon. Multitudes sing foolishly.

Calvin: Psa 47:7 - -- 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 Ki...

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. He, no doubt, speaks of knowledge in the art of music; but he requires, at the same time, the worshippers of God to sing the praises of God intelligently, that there may not be the mere sound of tongues, as we know to be the case among the Papists. Knowledge of what is sung is required in order to engage in a proper manner in the singing of psalms, that the name of God may not be profaned, as it would certainly be, were there nothing more but the voice which melts away or is dissolved in the air. 188

TSK: Psa 47:7 - -- King : Psa 47:2, Psa 47:8; Zec 14:9; Rev 11:15 sing : 1Co 14:14, 1Co 14:15; Col 3:16 with understanding : or, every one that hath understanding

King : Psa 47:2, Psa 47:8; Zec 14:9; Rev 11:15

sing : 1Co 14:14, 1Co 14:15; Col 3:16

with understanding : or, every one that hath understanding

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Psa 47:7 - -- 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 ...

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 Psa 32:1-11. 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 to set forth in a becoming manner. Those lessons or truths pertained to the fact that God is the great King over all the earth, or that he is a sovereign among the nations: a truth of immense importance to mankind, and a truth which the occasion on which the psalm was composed was especially adapted to bring to view.

Poole: Psa 47:7 - -- The King of all the earth not only ours, as I now said, but also of all the nations of the world; and therefore he may well require, and doth highly ...

The King of all the earth not only ours, as I now said, but also of all the nations of the world; and therefore he may well require, and doth highly deserve, all our praises.

With understanding not rashly, or formally and carelessly, but seriously, considering the greatness of this King whom you praise, and what abundant cause you have to praise and admire him; which is an intimation that the matter of this Psalm is more sublime and important than ordinary.

Haydock: Psa 47:7 - -- There, denotes the promptitude of vengeance, as well as the following allusion, Isaias xiii. 8., and 1 Thessalonians v. 3.

There, denotes the promptitude of vengeance, as well as the following allusion, Isaias xiii. 8., and 1 Thessalonians v. 3.

Gill: Psa 47:7 - -- 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, eve...

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; See Gill on Psa 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 1Co 14:15. The Targum renders it, "with a good understanding".

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 47:7 The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. The word is derived from ...

Geneva Bible: Psa 47:7 For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with ( e ) understanding. ( e ) He requires that understanding be joined with singing, lest t...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Psa 47:1-9 - --1 The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain the kingdom of Christ.

MHCC: Psa 47:5-9 - --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 understa...

Matthew Henry: Psa 47:5-9 - -- We are here most earnestly pressed to praise God, and to sing his praises; so backward are we to this duty that we have need to be urged to it by pr...

Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 47:4-8 - -- (Heb.: 47:5-9) The ascent of God presupposes a previous descent, whether it be a manifestation of Himself in order to utter some promise (Gen 17:22...

Constable: Psa 42:1--72:20 - --II. Book 2: chs. 42--72 In Book 1 we saw that all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writ...

Constable: Psa 47:1-9 - --Psalm 47 The psalmist called on all nations to honor Israel's God who will one day rule over them. This ...

Constable: Psa 47:4-8 - --2. The sovereign King's reign 47:5-9 47:5-6 The writer viewed God as mounting His cosmic throne to rule over all the earth. Trumpets announced His asc...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Hebrew title of this book is Tehilim ("praises" or "hymns"), for a leading feature in its contents is praise, though the word occurs in the title ...

JFB: Psalms (Outline) ALEPH. (Psa 119:1-8). This celebrated Psalm has several peculiarities. It is divided into twenty-two parts or stanzas, denoted by the twenty-two let...

TSK: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Psalms have been the general song of the universal Church; and in their praise, all the Fathers have been unanimously eloquent. Men of all nation...

TSK: Psalms 47 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Psa 47:1, The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain the kingdom of Christ. This Psalm is supposed to have been composed by Solomo...

Poole: Psalms (Book Introduction) OF PSALMS THE ARGUMENT The divine authority of this Book of PSALMS is so certain and evident, that it was never questioned in the church; which b...

Poole: Psalms 47 (Chapter Introduction) THE ARGUMENT This Psalm may seem to have been composed upon the occasion of that great solemnity of carrying the ark from the house of Obed-edom in...

MHCC: Psalms (Book Introduction) David was the penman of most of the psalms, but some evidently were composed by other writers, and the writers of some are doubtful. But all were writ...

MHCC: Psalms 47 (Chapter Introduction) The people exhorted to praise God.

Matthew Henry: Psalms (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Book of Psalms We have now before us one of the choicest and most excellent parts of all the Old Te...

Matthew Henry: Psalms 47 (Chapter Introduction) The scope of this psalm is to stir us up to praise God, to stir up all people to do so; and, I. We are directed in what manner to do it, publicly,...

Constable: Psalms (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title of this book in the Hebrew Bible is Tehillim, which means...

Constable: Psalms (Outline) Outline I. Book 1: chs. 1-41 II. Book 2: chs. 42-72 III. Book 3: chs. 73...

Constable: Psalms Psalms Bibliography Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89." In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus,...

Haydock: Psalms (Book Introduction) THE BOOK OF PSALMS. INTRODUCTION. The Psalms are called by the Hebrew, Tehillim; that is, hymns of praise. The author, of a great part of ...

Gill: Psalms (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALMS The title of this book may be rendered "the Book of Praises", or "Hymns"; the psalm which our Lord sung at the passover is c...

Gill: Psalms 47 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 47 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Thus psalm is thought by some to be written on occasion of the ark b...

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