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Psalm 47:7
For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
5God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
6Sing praises to God! Sing praises! Sing praises to our King! Sing praises!
7For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
8God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
9The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!
Notice
God’s rule over all the earth gives praise its reason, while the command to sing with understanding asks for attention to what is sung.
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Psalm 103:1By David. Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!Both passages urge praise to God, with Psalm 47 naming understanding and Psalm 103 addressing all that is within the singer.
Zechariah 14:9The LORD will be King over all the earth. In that day the LORD will be one, and his name one.Both name God as King over all the earth, with Zechariah speaking of a day when his kingship will be declared.
Matthew 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’Both acknowledge God’s kingship as grounds for worship, expressed through song in the psalm and praise within Matthew’s prayer.
1 Corinthians 14:15What should I do? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding …Both connect singing with understanding, and Paul also speaks of praying with understanding.
Psalm 47:2For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.Both verses declare God’s kingship over all the earth, giving the surrounding praise its reason.
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in …Both connect singing to God with thoughtful worship: the psalm names understanding, and Colossians names wisdom and teaching.
Psalm 47:8God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.God’s kingship over all the earth is expressed in the next verse as his reign over the nations.
Revelation 11:15The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. He will …Both proclaim divine rule over the world, with Revelation announcing the kingdom of the Lord and his Christ.
Nehemiah 10:28The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the …Both mention understanding among God’s people, though Nehemiah lists a gathered community rather than commanding praise.
1 Corinthians 14:14–15For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.Both attend to understanding in worship: the psalm commands it in singing, while Paul describes prayer in which understanding is unfruitful.
Isaiah 2:16for all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.No clear shared thread appears in these words: Isaiah names ships and imagery, while the psalm names God’s kingship and praise.
Revelation 19:6I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the …Both join praise to the declaration that God reigns, with Revelation portraying a great multitude voicing that praise.
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The words you sing deserve your attention. This psalm grounds praise in a claim that reaches beyond every border: God is King of all the earth.
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