Psalms 47:4
He chooses our inheritance for us, 1 the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
In Context
3He subdues peoples under us 1 and nations under our feet. 1
5God has gone up with a shout, 1 Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 11:12a land that Yahweh your God cares for; the eyes of Yahweh your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
Psalms 16:3As for the holy people who are on the earth, they are noble people; all my delight is in them. 1
Isaiah 60:15Instead of you remaining abandoned and hated, with no one passing through you, 1 I will make you a thing of pride forever, a joy from generation to generation. 1
Ezekiel 20:6on that day I raised my hand to swear an oath to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had carefully selected for them. It was flowing with milk and honey; it was the most beautiful ornament among all the lands.
Amos 6:8“I, the Lord Yahweh, have sworn by myself 1 —this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts, 1 I detest the pride of Jacob; 1 I hate his fortresses. 1 Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.”
Nahum 2:2For Yahweh is restoring the majesty of Jacob, like the majesty of Israel, 1 although the plunderers devastated them and destroyed their vine branches. 1
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 →