Psalm 47
Psalm 47 is a tribute to God, the _______________________ King over all the earth.
Did you see a touch of chiastic structure in the Psalm as I read it?
Chiastic structure is when the first and last verses have corresponding thoughts, and then the next verses in, with a key point made in the middle.
Praise God because He is King over Israel and the __________________ earth V. 1-4
What joyful expressions of worship are called for in verse 1?
God is not just the King of His people Israel, but the King of all peoples with a special place for __________________ in His plan.
What are some things about God that elicit AWE in us?
If only Israel’s ancient and current ______________ realized that God’s plan of blessing for them includes doing it through Israel and Israel’s Messiah Jesus.
Praise God the King with __________________________ V. 5-9
The phrase “go up” let us know this is a type of enthronement Psalm. Just as a King of Israel would “go up” to Jerusalem to be crowned over Israel, God deserves to “go up” and be _______________________ King over all the earth (Psalm 2).
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.” -Jn. 12:32
As verse 9 indicates, pagans hoped appeasing their idols would shield them from bad things happening. But God alone is every nations’ ___________________ shield, and biggest threat if a people defies Him!
How many times in verses 6-7 do the sons of Korah bid us to sing praises to God?
Book 2 of the Psalms usually uses the more general God, or Elohim, as in Genesis 1:1 – in the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth. Here the nations that instinctively know that there is a Creator God are urged along with Israel to sing praises _____________ understanding.
The God of Abraham is the God _________________ peoples need to worship.
And the Lord shall be King over all the earth. -Zechariah 14:9 (see also 14:16)
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