Psalms 47:7

With understanding. — Rather, play a fine tune. (See title Psalms 32) Or perhaps as LXX., and Vulg. adverbially, play with skill.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 47:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For 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 un...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with (e) understanding. (e) He requires that understanding be joined with singing, lest the...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XLVII. Joy of all Mankind in Yahweh. All nations are invited to rejoice in Yahweh's exaltation. It seems strange that they should be expected to re...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

of. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "over", as in Psalms 47:8 . with understanding. Compare Psalms 49:3 and 1 Corinthian...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. For God is King of all the earth The Psalmist, having called God in the close of the preceding verse King of the chosen people, now ca...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 580 THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST AN OCCASION FOR JOY Psalms 47:5-7 . God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Si...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. For God is the King of all the earth - He is not your King only, but the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. For God is the King of all the earth - and shall be manifested as s...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps., though akin to Psalms 46, 48, is less definitely historical, and simply summons the earth to join in a chorus of praise to God as the victo...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

With understanding] RM 'in a skilful psalm (Maschil).'
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 47:1-9 THE closing thought of Psalms 46:1-11 is nobly expanded in this jubilant summons to all nations to praise Jehovah as their King. B...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“King over All the Earth” Psalms 47:1-9 This psalm may have been sung in the valley of Berachah, where Jehoshaphat celebrated his victory over...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a song of the sovereignty of God. In the Hebrew ceremonial it was pre-eminently the song of the New Year, being repeated seven times ere the...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This, if confined literally to the carrying up of the ark, would not be strictly true; for though there were shootings and the sound of the trumpet a...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

‘WORSHIP THE KING!’ ‘God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.’ Psalms 47:7 I. The characteristic of united rat...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For God [is] the King of all the earth ,.... Or "the king of all the earth [is] God" e; the same that is ascended into heaven, and is King of saints...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. Ver. 7. For God is King of all the earth ] q.d. Our King, said I? it...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Sing praises , &c. These words are repeated four times in this verse, to show how vehemently desirous the psalmist was that God might have his d...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortation to Praise God. 5 God is gone up with a shout, the L ORD...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The King of all the earth; not only ours, as I now said, but also of all the nations of the world; and therefore he may well require, and doth high...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist Sees YHWH As Having Received His Acclamation As King Over All The Earth And Over All Peoples ( Psalms 47:5-9 ). In this second part o...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician, a psalm for the sons of Korah.” See Introduction to Psalms 42 . The author of the psalm, an...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 47:7 I. The characteristic of united rather than of personal expression of feeling belongs to the earliest hymns introduced into the Christ...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 47:1-9 . O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great king...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 47:1-5 . O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is the song which the sons of Korah sung before the ark, when it was removed from the city of David to its place in the temple. 2 Chronicles 7...
The Biblical Illustrator

O clap your hands, all ye people. Messianic triumph predicted The psalmist looked far ahead. His immediate experience was as “a little window t...
The Biblical Illustrator

God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. Worship-song Hymns help to nobler worship of God and clearer visions of H...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is a song of praise to God, as the King of the whole earth. It has been called "one of the accession psalms," because it dep...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Messiah in the Glory of His Exaltation. To the chief musician, a psalm for the sons of Korah, written by one of their number at the inspiratio...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For God is the King of all the earth, the King, by His marvelous exaltation, has shown Himself the God of all the earth. Sing ye praises with unders...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 14:14 ; 1 Corinthians 14:15 ; Colossians 3:16 ; Psalms 47:2 ; Psalms 47:8 ; Revelation 11:15 ; Zechariah 14:9
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The king — Not only ours, but of all the nations of the world. Sing — Not formally and carelessly, but seriously, considering the greatness of this...

⁷ For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 47:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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