Bible Commentary

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 2. Beautiful for situation ] Rather, as R.V., beautiful in elevation. Cp. Psa 50:2. “Its elevation,” writes Dean Stanley, “is remarkable; occasioned not from its being on the summit of one … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 48:2”

A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness. 1. greatly to be praised ] The R.V. returns to Coverdale’s rendering (P.B.V.), highly to be praised. The same emphatic adverb occurs in each of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 48:1”

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. 9. In the spirit of prophecy the Psalmist beholds the realisation of the hope expressed in Psa 47:1. The nations acknowledge Jehovah’s sovereignty. Cp. Psa 102:22. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 47:9”

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 8. God hath proclaimed himself king over the nations, God hath taken his seat upon his holy throne. The verbs express not merely a fact but an act. God was King, but He has given fresh proof of it. He has caused … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 47:8”

For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. 7. with understanding ] So the LXX, Vulg., and Jer. But better as R.V. marg., in a skilful psalm, Heb. Maschil. See Introd. p. xix. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For God is the King of all the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 47:7”

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 6. Sing praises] The verb from which mizmr, ‘a psalm,’ is derived. See Introd. p. xix. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Sing praises to God, sing praises – This commences the second part of the psalm. The repetition shows … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 47:6”

God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. 5. God is gone up ] He must therefore have previously ‘come down.’ God is said to ‘come down’ when He manifests His presence by active interposition in the affairs of the world. (Gen 11:5; Gen 11:7; Isa 31:4; Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 47:5”

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. He 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 47:4”

He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 3, 4. It is difficult to decide what is the exact force of the tenses in these verses. The most probable rendering (see Driver’s Tenses, 83 f., 173) appears to be either (1). He subdued the peoples under us He chose our … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 47:3”

For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth. 2. We may also render as in R.V. marg., For the Lord is most high (and) terrible, or better still, For Jehovah, the Most High, the terrible, Is a great King over all the earth, for the universal sovereignty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 47:2”