Psalms 47:7
Sing praises to our God, sing ye: sing praises to our king, sing ye.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
In Context
6God is ascended with jubilee, and the Lord with the sound of trumpet.
8For God is the king of all the earth: sing ye wisely.
Cross References
Psalms 30:5Sing to the Lord, O ye his saints: and give praise to the memory of his holiness.
Psalms 47:8For God is the king of all the earth: sing ye wisely.
1 Corinthians 14:14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is without fruit.
Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet: and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of this world is become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Amen.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:6-9
Exhortation to Praise God. 5 God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. 8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 9 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. We are here most earnestly… Read the whole commentary →