Psalms 47:9
As we have heard, so have we also seen, 1 In the city of the Lord of hosts, 1 In the city of our God: 1 God has founded it forever. Pause. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
8Thou wilt break the ships of Tarshish with a vehement wind. 1
10We have thought of thy mercy, O God, 1 In the midst of thy people. 1
Cross References
Genesis 49:10A ruler shall not fail from Judah, 1 Nor a prince from his loins, 1 Until there come the things stored up for him; 1 And he is the expectation of nations. 1
Exodus 3:15And God said again to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the sons of Israel, The Lord God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name forever, and my memorial to generations of generations.
Psalms 72:7Their injustice shall go forth as out of fatness: 1 They have fulfilled their intention. 1
Psalms 110:2The works of the Lord are great, 1 Sought out according to all his will. 1
Isaiah 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall arise to rule over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust, and his rest shall be glorious.
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 →