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Psalms 47:7
7God is the king of the whole earth. Make your best music for 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 with a joyful shout. The Lord has gone up with the sound of a ram’s horn. 6Make music to praise God. Play music for him! Make music to praise our king. Play music for him! God is the king of the whole earth. Make your best music for him! 8God rules the nations. He sits upon his holy throne. 9The influential people from the nations gather together as the people of the God of Abraham. The rulers of the earth belong to God. He rules everything.
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 47:2We must fear the Lord, the Most High. He is the great king of the whole earth.
- Zechariah 14:9The Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be the only Lord and his name the only name.
- Revelation 11:15When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and ever.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:14If I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my mind is not productive.
- Colossians 3:16Let Christ’s word with all its wisdom and richness live in you. Use psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to teach and instruct yourselves about ⌞God’s⌟ kindness. Sing to God in your hearts.
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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