Psalms Chapter 47
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Psalms 47 — English translation
Translation: THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition. Verse numbers match the Hebrew text below.
- 1For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.
- 2All you peoples, clap your hands, raise a joyous shout for God.
- 3For G OD Most High is awesome, great ruler over all the earth,
- 4who subjects peoples to us, sets nations at our feet.
- 5[God] chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob the beloved. Selah.
- 6God ascends midst acclamation; the E TERNAL , to the blasts of the horn.
- 7Sing, O sing to God; sing, O sing to our sovereign;
- 8for God is ruler over all the earth; sing a hymn., a musical term of uncertain meaning.
- 9God reigns over the nations; God is seated on the holy throne.
- 10The great of the peoples are gathered together, the retinue of Abraham’s God; for the guardians of the earth belong to God, who is greatly exalted.
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- א׳לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃
- ב׳כׇּֽל־הָ֭עַמִּים תִּקְעוּ־כָ֑ף הָרִ֥יעוּ לֵ֝אלֹהִ֗ים בְּק֣וֹל רִנָּֽה׃
- ג׳כִּֽי־יְהֹוָ֣ה עֶלְי֣וֹן נוֹרָ֑א מֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝ד֗וֹל עַל־כׇּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
- ד׳יַדְבֵּ֣ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃
- ה׳יִבְחַר־לָ֥נוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ אֶ֥ת־גְּא֨וֹן יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁר־אָהֵ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃
- ו׳עָלָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה בְּק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃
- ז׳זַמְּר֣וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים זַמֵּ֑רוּ זַמְּר֖וּ לְמַלְכֵּ֣נוּ זַמֵּֽרוּ׃
- ח׳כִּ֤י מֶ֖לֶךְ כׇּל־הָאָ֥רֶץ אֱלֹהִ֗ים זַמְּר֥וּ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃
- ט׳מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל־גּוֹיִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קׇדְשֽׁוֹ׃
- י׳נְדִ֘יבֵ֤י עַמִּ֨ים׀ נֶאֱסָ֗פוּ עַם֮ אֱלֹהֵ֢י אַבְרָ֫הָ֥ם כִּ֣י לֵ֭אלֹהִים מָֽגִנֵּי־אֶ֗רֶץ מְאֹ֣ד נַעֲלָֽה׃ {פ}
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Rashi's commentary
Verse 2
כׇּֽל־הָ֭עַמִּים תִּקְעוּ־כָ֑ף הָרִ֥יעוּ לֵ֝אלֹהִ֗ים בְּק֣וֹל רִנָּֽה׃
תקעו כף — התערבו יחד זה עם זה להריע לאלהים בקול רנה:
Verse 4
יַדְבֵּ֣ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃
ידבר עמים תחתינו — יתן דבר בעובדי כוכבים תחת נפשנו להיו' חמתו מתקררת בהם ואלו נצולים כענין שנאמ' ונתתי כפרך מצרים וגו' (ישעיהו מ״ג:ג׳), ומנחם חבר ידבר ל' הנהגה:
Verse 5
יִבְחַר־לָ֥נוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ אֶ֥ת־גְּא֨וֹן יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁר־אָהֵ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃
יבחר לנו וגו' — ויחזירנו לתוכה ואז יתעלה בתרועה וקול שופ' שנתקע לפניו בשיר על עולות וזבחים שלמים ונאמר זמרו אלהים וגו':
Verse 9
מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל־גּוֹיִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קׇדְשֽׁוֹ׃
מלך אלהים על גוים — כך יאמרו הכל:
ישב על כסא קדשו — עכשיו הכסא שלם ובגדולה ניכרת ויגידו כי נאספו לעירו:
Verse 10
נְדִ֘יבֵ֤י עַמִּ֨ים׀ נֶאֱסָ֗פוּ עַם֮ אֱלֹהֵ֢י אַבְרָ֫הָ֥ם כִּ֣י לֵ֭אלֹהִים מָֽגִנֵּי־אֶ֗רֶץ מְאֹ֣ד נַעֲלָֽה׃ {פ}
נדיבי עמים — שהתנדבו עצמם לטבח ולהרוג על קדושת שמו:
עם אלהי אברהם — שהיה נדיב לב הראשון תחלה לגרים עתה נודע כי לאלהים מגיני ארץ היכולת בידו להיות למגן על כל הבוטחים בו:
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Malbim's commentary
Verse 6
עָלָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה בְּק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃
Gone up — Now it depicts how this Great King can accept this kingship that the nations coronate Him, and He is exalted now from His previous habit that He had before He was coronated at the word of His creatures, this is the Mighty Kingship [המלכות העצום], to a different habit more exalted and uplifted than the first state! For the habit of God at this time will be sometimes by means of the name Elohim, which is at the times that He rules by the habits of nature. And sometimes it will be by means of the Tetragrammaton, and that is at the time that He rules by the miracles and the wonders; and this habit is because of Israel, and is called then in the name of "our King" or "our Rescuer", "the God of Israel", "the God of Ya'akov" [אלהי ישראל, אלהי יעקב], "the Holy One of Israel" and so on. But then these two habits will be lifted up and exalted with a great exaltation, for by means of this shout that they crowned Him with God is gone up, gone up in His habit with which He ruled by the name Elokim, for nature shall be changed then into a nature lifted up from its previous state, like it is written "behold I will create new heavens and a new earth" (Yeshayahu 65:17), which is to say His habit of miracles which is by means of the Tetragrammaton, that there will be miracles and wonders, and they will be more constant than the ones before, and it is explained by means that Elohim will go up in a shout.
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Psalms Chapter 47
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- Verse 12 words
Opens “לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃…”
- Verse 26 words
Opens “כׇּֽל־הָ֭עַמִּים תִּקְעוּ־כָ֑ף הָרִ֥יעוּ לֵ֝אלֹהִ֗ים בְּק֣וֹל רִנָּֽה׃…”
- Verse 36 words
Opens “כִּֽי־יְהֹוָ֣ה עֶלְי֣וֹן נוֹרָ֑א מֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝ד֗וֹל עַל־כׇּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃…”
- Verse 46 words
Opens “יַדְבֵּ֣ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתֵּ֑ינוּ וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים תַּ֣חַת רַגְלֵֽינוּ׃…”
- Verse 56 words
Opens “יִבְחַר־לָ֥נוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ אֶ֥ת־גְּא֨וֹן יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁר־אָהֵ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃…”
- Verse 66 words
Opens “עָלָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה בְּק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃…”
- Verse 76 words
Opens “זַמְּר֣וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים זַמֵּ֑רוּ זַמְּר֖וּ לְמַלְכֵּ֣נוּ זַמֵּֽרוּ׃…”
- Verse 86 words
Opens “כִּ֤י מֶ֖לֶךְ כׇּל־הָאָ֥רֶץ אֱלֹהִ֗ים זַמְּר֥וּ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃…”
- Verse 97 words
Opens “מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל־גּוֹיִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קׇדְשֽׁוֹ׃…”
- Verse 1012 words
Opens “נְדִ֘יבֵ֤י עַמִּ֨ים׀ נֶאֱסָ֗פוּ עַם֮ אֱלֹהֵ֢י אַבְרָ֫הָ֥ם כִּ֣י…”
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