📖 Psalms — Chapter 47 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Psalms 47:1 O Rclap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
Psalms 47:2 For the LORD most high Ris terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
Psalms 47:3 He shall Rsubdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
Psalms 47:4 He shall Rchoose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Psalms 47:5 RGod is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Psalms 47:6 Sing praises Rto God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Psalms 47:7 For God is the RKing of all the earth: sing ye praises Twith understanding.
Psalms 47:8 God Rreigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
Psalms 47:9 RThe Tprinces of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 47:1–4 — Praise the King over all the earth
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
All peoples are invited to clap and shout because the Lord Most High is King over the whole earth. Israel's inheritance is received from his choice and love. The psalm's national celebration is placed within a universal summons, directing gratitude toward God rather than a claim of independent superiority.
Key Truth: God's kingship calls all peoples to praise.
Check What You Remember
1. What are all people told to clap? (Psalms 47:1)
Find it in Psalms 47:1 (KJV).
2. Over what is God a great King? (Psalms 47:2)
Find it in Psalms 47:2 (KJV).
3. Whose excellency is named with the inheritance? (Psalms 47:4)
Find it in Psalms 47:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 47:5–7 — Sing with understanding
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord's going up is celebrated with a shout and trumpet, followed by repeated calls to sing. Praise is to be offered with understanding because he is King of all the earth. Enthusiasm and thoughtful recognition of God's authority belong together rather than being competing forms of worship.
Key Truth: Praise God with both joy and understanding.
Check What You Remember
1. What instrument accompanies the shout? (Psalms 47:5)
Find it in Psalms 47:5 (KJV).
2. What command is repeated in verse 6? (Psalms 47:6)
Find it in Psalms 47:6 (KJV).
3. With what should praises be sung? (Psalms 47:7)
Find it in Psalms 47:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 47:8–9 — The nations under God's reign
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
God reigns over the nations from his holy throne, and rulers are pictured gathered with the people of Abraham's God. Earthly shields belong to him, and he is greatly exalted. The ending widens the vision of worship and places every protective power beneath divine ownership.
Key Truth: All earthly authority remains under God.
Check What You Remember
1. Upon what does God sit? (Psalms 47:8)
Find it in Psalms 47:8 (KJV).
2. Which patriarch is named? (Psalms 47:9)
Find it in Psalms 47:9 (KJV).
3. To whom do the shields of the earth belong? (Psalms 47:9)
Find it in Psalms 47:9 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Revelation 11:15 — Revelation announces the world's kingdom belonging to the Lord and his Christ.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What could help your worship join joyful expression with deeper understanding of God's rule?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Why does the opening summon all peoples?
2. How is the inheritance connected with divine initiative?
3. How do sound and understanding belong together in praise?
4. How does the throne declaration broaden royal authority?
5. What places the gathered rulers beneath divine ownership?
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