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CHAP. XLVII.
The Nations are exhorted cheerefully to entertaine the Kingdome of Christ.
2 For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King ouer all the earth.
3 Hee shall subdue the people vnder vs, and the nations vnder our feet.
4 He shall chuse our inheritance for vs, the excellencie of Iacob whom hee loued. Selah.
5 God is gone vp with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises vnto our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth, sing ye praises with vnderstanding.7
8 God reigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon the throne of his holinesse.
9 The princes of the people are gathered together, euen the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong vnto God: hee is greatly exalted.9
View Wesley's Notes for Psalms Chapter 47
47:3 Subdue - He speaks this in the name of the whole church, to which all particular believers were to submit themselves in the Lord.
47:4 Chuse - He will appoint and bestow upon us. Inheritance - The presence and worship, and blessing of God. This God had chosen for the Israelites and resolved to chuse or set apart for the Gentiles. Of Jacob - Of the people of Jacob or Israel, who are frequently called Jacob, for these did actually enjoy the presence of God in his sanctuary. Loved - Not for any peculiar worth in them, but for his free love to them, as he declareth, #Deut 7:7|,8.
47:5 God - This is meant literally of the ark: but mystically of Christ's ascension into heaven, as may be gathered by comparing this with #Eph 4:8|, where the like words uttered concerning the ark upon the same occasion, #Psal 68:18|, are directly applied to Christ's ascension.
47:7 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 king whom you praise, and what abundant cause you have to praise him.
47:8 The throne - Heaven is often called God's throne, whence God is said to behold and to rule all nations; of which general dominion of God, he here speaks. And Christ sits at his father's right - hand, for that purpose.
47:9 The princes - The Gentiles, who were divided in their principles, and interests, and religions, are now united and gathered together to Christ, laying their scepters at his feet, and jointly owning his worship and service. And altho' he mentions their conversion only, yet the conversion of their people might reasonably be supposed. Of the God - He doth not say the people of Abraham, lest this should be appropriated to the Israelites; but the people of the God of Abraham who worship the God of Abraham, whether they be Jews or Gentiles. The Shields - The princes or rulers, who are called shields, #Hosea 4:18|, because by their office they are the common prosecutors of all their people. These are the Lord's, at his disposal, or subject to his dominion, both as to their hearts and kingdoms. Exalted - By this means God shall be greatly glorified.
Psalms Chapter 47 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
7 Or, euery one that hath vnderstanding.
9 Or, the voluntarie of the people are gathered vnto the people of the God of Abraham.
* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania
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