Psalms 47:5

"He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 47:5, the psalmist celebrates God’s choice and provision for His people Israel. The verse highlights that God has selected a special inheritance for Jacob (Israel), recognizing it as a source of glory and expressing His love for them. This notion of an inherited, glorious land underscores the unique covenant relationship between God and His chosen people, emphasizing both divine favor and national pride.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

God is gone up with a shout -That is, he has ascended to heaven, his home and throne, after having secured the victory. He is represented as having come down to aid his people in the war by the overthrow of their enemies, and (having accomplished this) as returning to heaven, accompanied by his hosts, and amidst the shouts of triumph. All this is, of course, poetical, and is not to be regarded as literal in any sense. Compare the notes atPsalms 7:7. The Lord with the sound of a trumpet -Yahweh, accompanied with the notes of victory.

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