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Psalms 47:7
7God is the King who rules over the whole earth! So sing a special song to praise him!
Psalms 47:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
- New International Version (NIV)For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
- New King James Version (NKJV)For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding.
Context of Psalms 47:7
5God has gone up to sit on his throne, while the people shout aloud. The Lord has gone up there, while the trumpets make a loud noise. 6Sing to praise God! Yes, sing! Sing to praise our king! Sing! God is the King who rules over the whole earth! So sing a special song to praise him! 8God rules over the nations. God is sitting on his holy throne. 9The leaders of the nations have met together. They have joined with the people who serve Abraham's God. God has authority over all the world's rulers and their armies. Everyone should praise him, for he is great!
Read all of Psalms 47Psalms 47:7 word by word
כִּ֤י מֶ֖לֶךְ כָּל־הָאָ֥רֶץ אֱלֹהִ֗ים זַמְּר֥וּ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 47:7
- Psalms 47:2The Lord, the Most High God, is wonderful. He is the great King who rules over the whole earth.
- Zechariah 14:9The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day, there will be only one Lord and he will have only one name.
- Revelation 11:15The seventh angel made a sound with his trumpet. Then there was the sound of loud voices in heaven. They shouted: ‘Our Lord God and his Messiah now have all authority! The whole world has become their kingdom. God will rule as King for ever!’
- 1 Corinthians 14:14If I pray in a different language, only my spirit is praying. But I do not use my mind while I pray like that.
- Colossians 3:16Let Christ's message always be in your thoughts, with all the good things that it brings. Use that message to teach and to warn each other. Be very wise as you do that. And also sing all kinds of spiritual songs to praise God. Sing psalms and Christian songs. As you sing, thank God from inside yourselves.
Commentaries on Psalms 47:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For 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. Sing ye praises with understanding - משכיל זמרו 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7People from all over the world (see Psalm 96:1–3) will worship God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. 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, sing ... praises with understanding--literally, "sing and play an instructive (Psalm)." The whole typifies Christ's ascension (compare Psa 68:18).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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