Tree of Life Version
Psalms 47:4
4He subdues peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
Psalms 47:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah
Context of Psalms 47:4
2Clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of joy! 3For Adonai Elyon is awesome, a great King over all the earth. He subdues peoples under us, and nations under our feet. 5He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom He loved. Selah 6God is gone up amidst shouting, Adonai amidst the sound of the shofar.
Read all of Psalms 47Psalms 47:4 word by word
יִבְחַר־לָ֥נוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ אֶ֥ת גְּא֨וֹן יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁר־אָהֵ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 47:4
- Deuteronomy 11:12It is a land that Adonai your God cares for—the eyes of Adonai your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year up to the end of the year.
- Jeremiah 3:19“Then I Myself said: ‘How gladly would I make you sons and give you a pleasant land— the most beautiful inheritance of the nations!’ I thought you would call Me—Avi!— and would not turn from following Me.
- Ezekiel 20:6On that day I lifted up My hand to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had sought out for them, flowing with milk and honey, the splendor of all lands.
- Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Kefa, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come. All are yours,
- Ephesians 1:18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what is the richness of His glorious inheritance in the kedoshim,
- 1 Peter 1:4An incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance has been reserved in heaven for you.
- Psalms 16:3As for the kedoshim who are in the land, they are noble—in them is all my delight.
- Isaiah 60:15Instead of deserted and hated, no one passing through, I will make you an eternal pride, joy from generation to generation.
- Amos 6:8My Lord Adonai has sworn by Himself —declares Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot— “I loathe the arrogance of Jacob, I despise his palaces, so I will shut down the city and everything in it.”
- Amos 8:7Adonai swore by the Pride of Jacob: “Never will I forget all their deeds!
- Nahum 2:2A shatterer has come up against you. Guard the rampart! Watch the way! Chazak! Be very courageous!
- Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a holy people to Adonai your God—from all the peoples on the face of the earth, Adonai your God has chosen you to be His treasured people.
- Deuteronomy 33:3Indeed, a lover of peoples is He— all His kedoshim are in His hand. They followed in Your steps, each receiving Your words.
- Hosea 14:4‘Assyria will not save us. We will not ride on horses, and we will never again say, “Our god,” to the work of our hands, for with You, orphans find mercy.’”
- Malachi 1:2“I loved you,” says Adonai. But you say: “How have you loved us?” “Was Esau not Jacob’s brother?” —it is the declaration of Adonai— “Yet I loved Jacob
Commentaries on Psalms 47:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4He shall choose our inheritance for us - He has chosen or selected the land which we inherit. Of all the countries which compose the world, he has chosen “this” to be the inheritance of his own people, or the place where they should dwell. The thought in this verse is based on the idea so common in the writings of the Hebrews, that their country was the glory of all lands - the place of all on earth most desirable to dwell in. It is in view of this fact…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4pride of Jacob: Jacob was the father of all Israelites (Genesis 32:28). The name Jacob often represents the nation of Israel. God loves and commits himself to Jacob (see Psalms 78:68; 127:2; see Romans 11:28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. He shall ... inheritance--the heathen to be possessed by His Church (Psa 2:8), as Canaan by the Jews. excellency of Jacob--literally, "pride," or, that in which he glories (not necessarily, though often, in a bad sense), the privileges of the chosen people-- whom he loved--His love being the sole cause of granting them.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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