Psalms 47:8

47:8 God reigns ¹  over the nations!

God sits on his holy throne!

Psalms 78:35

78:35 They remembered that God was their protector, ² 

and that the sovereign God was their deliverer. ³ 

¹ tn When a new king was enthroned, his followers would acclaim him king using this enthronement formula (Qal perfect 3ms מָלַךְ, malakh, “to reign,” followed by the name of the king). See 2 Sam 15:10; 1 Kgs 1:11, 13, 18; 2 Kgs 9:13, as well as Isa 52:7. In this context the perfect verbal form is generalizing, but the declaration logically follows the historical reference in v. 5 to the Lord’s having ascended his throne.

² tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”

³ tn Heb “and [that] God Most High [was] their redeemer.”