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title: "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible -  Psalms 47"
description: "PSALM 47   :-. Praise is given to God for victory, perhaps that recorded
(2 Chronicles 20:20-30); and
His dominions over all people, Jews and Gentiles, is"
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PSALM 47

. Praise is given to God for victory, perhaps that recorded
([2 Chronicles 20:20-30](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/20/20-30)); and
His dominions over all people, Jews and Gentiles, is asserted.

**1. clap . . . hands . . .
people**—literally, "peoples," or "nations"
(compare [Deuteronomy 32:43](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/32/43); [Psalms 18:49](../../../kjv/psalms/18/49);
[Psalms 98:9](../../../kjv/psalms/98/9)).

**2, 3.** His universal sovereignty
now exists, and will be made known.

**3. under us**—that is, His
saints; Israel's temporal victories were types of the spiritual
conquests of the true Church.

**4. He shall . . . inheritance**—the
heathen to be possessed by His Church (), as Canaan by the Jews.
**excellency of
Jacob**—literally, "pride," or, that in which he
glories (not necessarily, though often, in a bad sense), the
privileges of the chosen people—
**whom he loved**—His love
being the sole cause of granting them.

**5-7.** God, victorious over His
enemies, reascends to heaven, amid the triumphant praises of His
people, who celebrate His sovereign dominion. This sovereignty is
what the Psalm teaches; hence he adds,
**sing . . . praises with
understanding**—literally, "sing and play an instructive
(Psalm)." The whole typifies Christ's ascension (compare ).

**8, 9.** The instruction continued.
**throne of . . . holiness**—or,
"holy throne" (see on ; [Psalms 47:2](../../../kjv/psalms/47/2)).

**9. princes**—who represent
*peoples.* For—
**even**—supply, "as,"
or, "to"—that is, they all become united under covenant
with Abraham's God.
**shields**—as in , "rulers" [*Margin*].

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