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Psalms 47:7 — King James Version← Study notes

For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.


Psalms 47:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 47:76 words
HebrewMeaning
זַמְּר֣וּzamərw
sing praises toverbH2167
sing forth praises · psalms
אֱלֹהִ֣יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
זַמֵּ֑רוּzamērw
sing praisesverbH2167
sing forth praises · psalms
זַמְּר֖וּzamərw
sing praisesverbH2167
sing forth praises · psalms
לְ/מַלְכֵּ֣/נוּləmaləkēnw
to king ourpronH4428
royal
זַמֵּֽרוּzamērw
sing praisesverbH2167
sing forth praises · psalms
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 47:7

1. The title of the Psalm goes thus. “To the end: for the sons of Korah: a Psalm of David himself.” These sons of Korah have the title also of some other Psalms, and indicate a sweet mystery, insinuate a great Sacrament: wherein let us willingly understand ourselves, and let us acknowledge in the title us who hear, and read, and as in a glass set before us behold who we are. The sons of Korah, who are they?. ..Haply the sons of the Bridegroom. For the Bridegroom was crucified…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 47 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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