Psalm 47:4
“He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 47Meaning
God chooses an inheritance for Jacob, the people he loves; election here is covenantal gift, not proof that human worth is ranked by ethnicity or nation.
Universal praise and the kingship of God
God reigns over all the earth; the psalm summons every people to joyful praise without turning ancient royal language into a mandate for domination.
Read carefully
God chooses an inheritance for Jacob, the people he loves; election here is covenantal gift, not proof that human worth is ranked by ethnicity or nation.
Reflection
God chooses an inheritance for Jacob, the people he loves; election here is covenantal gift, not proof that human worth is ranked by ethnicity or nation.