
Text -- Psalms 47:7 (NET)




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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; Psa 47:5-7
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 -
Calvin -> Psa 47:7
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
TSK -> Psa 47:7
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

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Barnes -> Psa 47:7
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"-
Poole -> Psa 47:7
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
Gill -> Psa 47:7
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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NET Notes -> Psa 47:7
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
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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TSK Synopsis -> Psa 47:1-9
TSK Synopsis: Psa 47:1-9 - --1 The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain the kingdom of Christ.
MHCC -> Psa 47:5-9
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
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
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 ...
