Psalms 47:6

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
praises	זַמְּר֣וּ za.me.Ru	H2167	play upon it · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
praises	זַמֵּ֑רוּ za.Me.ru	H2167	play upon it · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
praises	זַמְּר֖וּ za.me.Ru	H2167	play upon it · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
King	לְמַלְכֵּ֣נוּ le.mal.Ke.nu	H4428	a king · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
praises	זַמֵּֽרוּ za.Me.ru	H2167	play upon it · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Isaiah 12:4-6 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalte…
Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation…
Psalms 68:4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
Psalms 117:1-2 O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Psalms 145:1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Isaiah 33:22 For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
Matthew 27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:5–end

We are here most earnestly pressed to praise God, and to sing his praises; so backward are we to this duty that we have need to be urged to it by precept upon precept, and line upon line; so we are here (Psa 47:6): Sing praises to God, and again, Sing praises, Sing praises to our King, and again, Sing praises. This intimates that it is a very necessary and excellent duty, that it is a duty we ought to be frequent and abundant in; we may sing praises again and again in the same words, and it is no vain repetition if it be done with new affections. Should not a people praise their God? Dan 5:4. Should not subjects praise their king? God is our God, our King, and therefore we must praise him; w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 47:5

God, victorious over His enemies, reascends to heaven, amid the triumphant praises of His people, who celebrate His sovereign dominion. This sovereignty is what the Psalm teaches; hence he adds, sing . . . praises with understanding--literally, "sing and play an instructive (Psalm)." The whole typifies Christ's ascension (compare Psa 68:18).

John Gill on Psalms 47:6

Sing praises to God,.... That is gone up with a shout, Christ Jesus, our ascended Lord and King, as the apostles did at the time of his ascension, Luke 24:52; sing praises; sing praises unto our King, sing praises: who was then made Lord and Christ, declared King of saints, and crowned with glory and honour; the repetition of the phrase sing praises denotes frequency, constancy, fervency, and great devotion in the performance of this service; and that the ascension of Christ, the occasion of it, is of the greatest moment and importance, and requires it to be performed in such a manner.

John Calvin on Psalms 47:5–end

Psalm 47:5-9 5. God is gone up with triumph, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet. 6. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises to our King, sing praises. 7. For God is King of all the earth: sing praises every one who understandeth. 8. He hath obtained the kingdom over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 9. The princes of the peoples [or nations] are assembled together to the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth are God's: he is greatly exalted. 5. God is gone up with triumph There is here an allusion to the ancient ceremony which was observed under the Law. As the sound of trumpets was wont to be used in solemnising the holy assemblies, th…

The Church Fathers

"Sing praises to our God, sing praises." Whom as Man mocked they, who from God were alienated. "Sing praises to our God." For He is not Man only, but God. Man of the seed of David, God the Lord of David, of the Jews having flesh. "Whose" (saith the Apostle) "are the fathers, of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came." Of the Jews then is Christ, but according to the flesh. But who is this Christ who is of the Jews according to the flesh? "Who is over all, God blessed for ever." God before the flesh, God in the flesh, God with the flesh. Nor only God before the flesh, but God before the earth whence flesh was made; nor only God before the earth whereof flesh was made, but even God before the Heaven which was first made; God before the day which was first made; God before Angels; the same Christ is God: for "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
— Augustine of Hippo, ON THE PSALMS - Psalm 47

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Psalms 47:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 47:5

John Gill on Psalms 47:6

John Calvin on Psalms 47:5–end

The Church Fathers

Psalms 47:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 47:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 47:5

John Gill on Psalms 47:6

John Calvin on Psalms 47:5–end

The Church Fathers

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 47:4-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 47:5-6

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 47:6