Psalms 47:7

Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses the worshiping assembly during a corporate declaration of God's sovereignty, bridging the repeated call to sing in the preceding verse and the announcement of His reign over the nations in the following verse.

The words — מֶ֖לֶךְ (Me.lekh) = king and כָּל (kol) = all combine to declare universal dominion, while אֱלֹהִ֗ים ('E.lo.Him) = God anchors the subject as the Creator rather than a local deity.

The thread — Zechariah 14:9 echoes the declaration of the LORD becoming King over all the earth, and Colossians 3:16 redirects the command to sing psalms toward the indwelling word of Christ.

Why it lands — The text states God's absolute rule over the entire earth before issuing a direct command to vocalize praise, requiring the reader to acknowledge His universal sovereignty and respond with explicit worship.

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