Psalm 47

Authorship

This Psalm was authored by the Korahites.

Outline

(This began as Wendland's Expository Outline, but may be adapted.)

I. God is King. (1-2)

A. Clap your hands and shout to Him with the voice of triumph.

B. The Lord most high is terrible.

C. He is a great King over all the earth.

II. He is King of Israel. (3-4)

A. He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

B. He shall choose our inheritance for us.

C. The excellency of Jacob whom He loved.

III. He is King over all the earth. (5-9)

A. God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

B. Sing praises to God:

1. Because He is King of all the earth.

2. Because He reigns over the heathen, princes, and people of God.

3. Because He sits on the throne of His holiness.

4. Because the shields of the earth belong to Him.

5. Because He is greatly exalted.

Textual Criticism

The following is from Barthélemy's Critique textuelle de l’Ancien Testament volume on the Psalms. For a key to the various symbols and abbreviations, click here.

Ps 47,7(6) אֱלֹהִים {B} MT, T // assim-ctext: m לאלהים, bTalm לאלהינו / incert: G, Hebr, S

Ps 47,10(9) עַם {B} MT, θ', σ', Hebr // lic: S / err-voc: G clav עִם / paraphr: T