Psalm 47:5
“God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 47Meaning
God ascends amid shouts and trumpet sound; the verse portrays a royal liturgical procession and celebrates God’s enthronement.
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 ascends amid shouts and trumpet sound; the verse portrays a royal liturgical procession and celebrates God’s enthronement.
Reflection
God ascends amid shouts and trumpet sound; the verse portrays a royal liturgical procession and celebrates God’s enthronement.