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Psalms 47:8 — King James Version← Study notes

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.


Psalms 47:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 47:87 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֤יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
מֶ֖לֶךְmelekə
is the king ofnounH4428
royal
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הָ/אָ֥רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
אֱלֹהִ֗יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
זַמְּר֥וּzamərw
sing praisesverbH2167
sing forth praises · psalms
מַשְׂכִּֽילmaśəkiyl
considernounH7919
expert · instruct · prosper · prudent ···
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 47:8

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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