Psalm 47
Geneva Study Bible
<> O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
<> O {a} clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

(a) Here is figured Christ to whom all his should give willing obedience, and who would show himself terrible to the wicked.

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
He shall {b} subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

(b) He has made the Jews who were the keepers of the law and prophets, schoolmasters to the Gentiles, that they would with gladness obey them.

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
He shall choose {c} our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

(c) God has chosen us above all other nations, to enjoy a most glorious inheritance.

God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the {d} sound of a trumpet.

(d) He alludes to the trumpets that were blown at solemn feasts: but he further signifies the triumph of Christ and his glorious ascension into the heavens.

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
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 Name of God be profaned with vain crying.

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
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.
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 {f} is greatly exalted.

(f) He praises God's highness, for that he joins the great princes of the world (whom he calls shields) to the fellowship of his Church.

The Geneva Bible Translation Notes [1599]

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