![]() ![]() ![]() Knowingly and discreetly: "Sing ye praises with understanding " know the reason why ye are to praise him.Frequently: "Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises", Psalms 47:6 and again "sing praises", Psalms 47:7.Vocally: Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.Universally: "O clap you hands, all ye people.".Cheerfully, Clap your hands, for this is a sign of inward joy, Nahum 3:19.O clap your hands, all ye people shout unto God with the voice of triumph. The Mighty One is seated peacefully on his throne. Some have applied this Psalm to Christ's ascension but it speaks of his Second Coming. The prospect of the universal reign of the Prince of Peace is enough to make the tongue of the dumb sing what will the reality be? Well might the poet of the seasons bid mountains and valleys raise their joyous hymn -Īnd his unsuffering kingdom yet will come." Faith's view of God's government is full of transport. Many are human languages, and yet the nations may triumph as with one voice. With the voice of triumph, with happy sounds, consonant with such splendid victories, so great a King, so excellent a rule, and such happy subjects. Unto God, let him have all the honours of the day, and let them be loud, joyous, universal, and undivided. Shout, let your voices keep tune with your hands. All people will be ruled by the Lord in the latter days, and all will exult in that rule were they wise they would submit to it now, and rejoice to do so yea, they would clap their hands in rapture at the thought. If they cannot all speak the same tongue, the symbolic language of the hands they can all use. Even now if they did but know it, it is the best hope of all nations that Jehovah ruleth over them. The joy is to extend to all nations Israel may lead the van, but all the Gentiles are to follow in the march of triumph, for they have an equal share in that kingdom where there is neither Greek nor Jew, but Christ is all and in all. Our joy in God may be demonstrative, and yet he will not censure it. The most natural and most enthusiastic tokens of exultation are to be used in view of the victories of the Lord, and his universal reign. In so short a Psalm, there is no need of any other division than that indicated by the musical pause at the end of Psalms 47:4. ![]() As even the doctors differ, who should dogmatise? But it is very clear that both the present sovereignty of Jehovah, and the final victories of our Lord, are here fitly hymned, while his ascension, as the prophecy of them, is sweetly gloried in.ĭivision. Whether the immediate subject of this Psalm be the carrying up of the ark from the house of Obededom to Mount Zion, or the celebration of some memorable victory, it would be hard to decide. Fit singers were they whose origin reminded them of sin, whose existence was a proof of sovereign grace, and whose name has a close connection with the name of Calvary. The Sons of Korah sang these Psalms, but we believe they did not write them. Every expert would detect here the autography of the Son of Jesse, or we are greatly mistaken. Our ear has grown accustomed to the ring of David's compositions, and we are morally certain that we hear it in this Psalm. We cannot agree with those who think that the sons of Korah were the authors of these Psalms they have all the indications of David's authorship that one could expect to see. Doubtless, the chief musician, as he was commissioned with so many sacred songs, felt that the more the merrier. God's service is such delight that it cannot weary us and that choicest part of it, the singing of his praises, is so pleasurable that we cannot have too much of it. Many songs were dedicated to this leader of the chorus, but he was not overloaded thereby. ![]()
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