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Alleluia (1896)
Thomas Cooper Gotch (1854-1931)
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Style
Tate Britain, London, England, United Kingdom
Image Source: Tate
Explanation: In Psalm 47 the Psalmist exhorts us to praise God for his triumphal reign over the earth. The painting above by Gotch illustrates Psalm 47:6-7.
[ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: KINGSHIP AND COVENANT PSALMS: Psalm 2. Psalm 18. Psalm 20. Psalm 21. Psalm 24. Psalm 29. Psalm 45. Psalm 47. Psalm 50. Psalm 72. Psalm 81. Psalm 89. Psalm 93. Psalm 95. Psalm 96. Psalm 97. Psalm 98. Psalm 99. Psalm 100. Psalm 101. Psalm 132. Psalm 144. ]
[ CHRONOLOGY: General. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]
[ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]
[ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). Psalm 47 - #1. Psalm 47 - #2. Psalm 47 - #3. ]
The Psalmist invites everyone to clap their hands and shout to God with the voice of triumph (or proclamation). The LORD deserves such praise because he is a terrifying King who rules over all of the earth. He will subdue people and nations under the feet of those who serve him. And, by contrast, he will choose those who serve him to have an inheritance with Jacob, the founder of Israel (1-4).
God ascended with a shout (an acclimation of joy or a battle cry) and with the sound of a trumpet. Therefore, we should sing praises to God, because he is king over all of the earth; and we should praise him with understanding. He reigns over the heathen and sits on the throne of his holiness. The princes and the people of the God of Abraham gather together to him (for safety) because the defenses of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted (5-9).
THE PSALTER:
BOOK TWO OF FIVE:
Psalms 42-72.
Psalm 47
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.
5 God is gone up with a shout,
the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God,
sing praises:
sing praises unto our King,
sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth:
sing ye praises with understanding.
8 God reigneth over the heathen:
God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
9 The princes of the people are gathered together,
even the people of the God of Abraham:
for the shields of the earth belong unto God:
he is greatly exalted.
* NOTE: On Opening and Closing Comments in the Psalms.
[Some commentators take the Psalm in Habakkuk 3 to be a standard model for the Psalms.
Habakkuk's Psalm begins with the name of the composer ( Habakkuk) and a musical notation (" upon Shigionoth").
It closes with a dedication or a " send to" notice (" To the chief singer on my stringed instruments").
I have arranged similar material, where it is found in the Psalter, in accord with the model in Habakkuk.]
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