{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/jfb/psa047.htm","path":"bib/cmt/jfb/psa047.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/jfb/psa047.htm","text":"A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]\nclap . . . hands . . . people--literally, \"peoples,\" or \"nations\" (compare Deu 32:43; Psa 18:49; Psa 98:9).\nHis universal sovereignty now exists, and will be made known.\nunder us--that is, His saints; Israel's temporal victories were types of the spiritual conquests of the true Church.\nHe shall . . . inheritance--the heathen to be possessed by His Church (Psa 2:8), as Canaan by the Jews.\nexcellency of Jacob--literally, \"pride,\" or, that in which he glories (not necessarily, though often, in a bad sense), the privileges of the chosen people--\nwhom he loved--His love being the sole cause of granting them.\nGod, victorious over His enemies, reascends to heaven, amid the triumphant praises of His people, who celebrate His sovereign dominion. This sovereignty is what the Psalm teaches; hence he adds,\nsing . . . praises with understanding--literally, \"sing and play an instructive (Psalm).\" The whole typifies Christ's ascension (compare Psa 68:18).\nThe instruction continued.\nthrone of . . . holiness--or, \"holy throne\" (see on Psa 2:6; Psa 23:4).\nprinces--who represent peoples. For--\neven--supply, \"as,\" or, \"to\"--that is, they all become united under covenant with Abraham's God.\nshields--as in Hos 4:18, \"rulers\" [Margin].","title":"A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments: Psalms: Psalms Chapter 47","type":"page"}