Psalms 47

Psalms 47:1

Psalm 47: Happy New Year!Jerusalem: The first New Year of the Golden Age of the Messiah was greeted at sundown by a sacred concert in the National Auditorium. Central in the program were the jubilant strains of Psalm 47, which acquired new meaning in view of recent international developments. 47:1-4 As the Psalm began, the audience realized that the Gentile nations which survived the recent global Tribulation Period were being summoned to clap their hands and shout to God with loud songs of joy. In an unprecedented display of emotion, the choir itself clapped rhythmically as if to lead the way. When the singers came to the words “For the LORD Most High is awesome” the people spontaneously rose to their feet. They remembered the recent coronation of the Lord Jesus Christ, when He was publicly acclaimed “a great King over all the earth.” Gratitude welled up as the people remembered how He subdued “the goat nations” under our feet, those nations which had been implacably hostile to Israel during our time of trouble. Ripples of applause swept through the auditorium as the choir sang: He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah.47:5 The Messiah who had come down as a Man of war to subdue His foes was now hailed as having gone up to His throne in Jerusalem amid the delirious shouts of His people and the trumpets announcing His overwhelming victory. 47:6, 7 It was a moving moment when the choir called Israel to sing praises to God, to sing praises to our King. No longer was there any hesitancy in acknowledging that King Jesus is God, and that the hands that were pierced on Calvary now hold the reins of universal government! Everyone felt the appropriateness of singing to Him with a skillful Psalma maskil of understanding and contemplation. 47:8 Repeatedly the choir emphasized the deity of the Messiah-King. He is the One who now reigns over the nations and whose throne is established on holiness. 47:9 Perhaps a tinge of apprehension was felt by some as the words were sung. The princes of the people have gathered together . . .So often in the past the princes had gathered to drive Israel into the sea. But as the choir continued, it became clear that they were now assembling as the people of the God of Abraham. They were joining with the Israelites in bringing tribute to the King of kings and Lord of lords. Not everyone might have understood that the shields of the earth meant the rulers, who were appointed as protectors of the people. Now they all belong to God; He is greatly exalted high above all earth’s potentates. At the conclusion of the concert, critics agreed that there had never been such a meaningful Rosh Hashanah in the entire history of the nation!