Psalms 47:4
\47:3\He will put down the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
In Context
3\47:2\For the Lord Most High is to be feared; he is a great King over all the earth.
5\47:4\He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)
Cross References
Deuteronomy 11:12A land cared for by the Lord your God: the eyes of the Lord your God are on it at all times from one end of the year to the other.
Psalms 16:3As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
Isaiah 60:15And though you were turned away from, and hated, and had no helper, I will make you a pride for ever, a joy from generation to generation.
Ezekiel 20:6In that day I gave my oath to take them out of the land of Egypt into a land which I had been searching out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands:
Amos 6:8The Lord God has taken an oath by himself, says the Lord, the God of armies: the pride of Jacob is disgusting to me, and I have hate for his great houses: so I will give up the town with everything in it.
Nahum 2:2\2:1\A crusher has come up before your face: keep a good look-out, let the way be watched, make yourself strong, let your power be greatly increased.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:2-5
Exhortation to Praise God. 1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. 3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. The psalmist, having his own heart filled with great and good thoughts of God, endeavours to engage all about him in the blessed work of praise, as one convinced that God is… Read the whole commentary →