This psalm connects to the previous one in which the remnant was calmed by the thought of Messiah's presence in the city of God. The supremacy of God is sung because of His intervention in the siege of Jerusalem, this event foreshadows the defeating of the enemies of God's people by the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, in the end time. The expelled and oppressed remnant sees in faith the things that await their fulfillment and completion as if the moment had already arrived. The result, as described in this Psalm, is that the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, is exalted and magnified as "a great King over all the earth" (v. 2), Who will be worshiped by all nations (v. 9) Isaiah 52:13; Revelation15:4).
The psalm can be divided by selah after 47:4 into two stanzas that complement each other. The first stanza is about God's love for His people to whom He subdued nations (v. 4). The second stanza is about God's holiness: He sits as King on His holy throne and reigns over all nations (v. 8). We can also divide the psalm into two stanzas (47:1-5 and 7:6-9), each beginning with a call to praise God (v. 1 and 6) followed by the reason. (47:1-5 and 47:6-9)
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
Psalms 47:2
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
Psalms 47:3
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
Psalms 47:4
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Psalms 47:5
God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Psalms 47:6
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Psalms 47:7
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
Psalms 47:8
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
Psalms 47:9
The princes 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.
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