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Psalm 47:6a "Sing praises to God, sing praises!"

Day 64 – Psalm 47

“Sing praises to God, sing praises!” Psalm 47:6a

A GLORIOUS ENTHRONEMENT SCENE

The sons of Korah painted a glorious picture of the enthronement of God in the following text.

“God has gone up with a shout,
The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding.”
Psalm 47:5-7

1. “God has gone up”

a) We have to imagine God ascending His throne.
b) As a majestic King He goes up to rightfully sit on His royal throne.

2. How should this act of God ascending His throne be received?

a) There should be vigorous hand-clapping (Psalm 47:1a).
b) There should be shouts of praise (Psalm 47:1b, 5a).
c) There should be the loud sounding of a trumpet (Psalm 47:5b).
d) There should be the glorious singing of praises to God (Psalm 47:6).

3. Emphasis on singing praises

(Emphasis is obvious. The phrase “sing praises” was mentioned five times in quick succession).

a) To God
b) To God as King of all the earth
c) The singing of praises must be accompanied with understanding.
i) The heart must of course be completely involved in the singing of praises.
ii) The mind (“understanding”) must also be deeply involved.