To the chief musician, a psalm for the sons of Korah
47
📚Oh, clap your hands, all you people!
Shout to God with the voice
of triumph!
47:1 In the activities of the true God there is great cause for joy for all the peoples of earth. One reason for this joy is in the next verse.⚜
2 📚For the LORD Most High is
awe-inspiring.
He is a great King 📖
over all the earth.
47:2 The God of Israel (Jehovah) is not a mere tribal god or national god. He is the only God there is, the Creator of the universe (Isa 45:21-22). Above all nations and governments He sits enthroned. That is, He who is perfect in holiness, justice, grace, and love reigns over mankind. Is this not cause for joy (vs 6-9)?⚜
3 📚He will subdue the peoples
under us,
and the nations under our feet.
4 📚He will choose our inheritance 📖
for us,
the excellence of Jacob whom
he loved.
Selah
47:3-4 A further cause for joy is the activities of God with His chosen people Israel. However much these verses might have been fulfilled in the past there surely will be a more complete fulfillment in the future (Isa 9:6-7; 11:1-10; Matt 19:28; Acts 1:6; Rev 20:4-6). All the earth will be brought under the sway of the Lord Jesus and with Him those who have trusted Him.⚜
5 📚God has gone up with a shout,
the LORD with the sound
of a trumpet.
47:5 Jehovah God is here described as ascending to His throne after winning a great victory. We are reminded of the day when Jehovah, incarnated in the Lord Jesus, after winning the fight against all the forces of Satan, ascended into glory (Luke 24:50-52; Acts 1:9-11; Eph 4:7-10).⚜
6 📚Sing praises to God,
sing praises!
Sing praises to our King,
sing praises!
7 📚For God is the King
of all the earth.
Sing praises with understanding.
47:6-7 Note on praise at Ps 33:1.⚜
8 📚God reigns over the nations.
God sits on the throne
of his holiness.
9 📚The leaders of the people have
gathered together,
the people of the God of Abraham 📖.
For the shields 📖 of the earth
belong to God.
He is greatly exalted.