Psalms 47:7
For king of all earth is he: praise God in a skilful song.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
In Context
6Sing praise to our God, sing praises: sing praise to our king, sing praises.
8God is king over all the nations, God sits on his holy throne.
Cross References
Psalms 30:5For his anger lasts only a moment, his favor endures for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but the morning brings shouts of joy.
Psalms 47:8God is king over all the nations, God sits on his holy throne.
1 Corinthians 14:14If, when praying, I use the gift of ‘tongues,’ my spirit indeed prays, but my mind is a blank.
Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew; and loud voices were heard in heaven saying – ‘The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.’
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 →