Psalm 47…praise and more praise…

 Psalm 47…praise and more praise…

My Bible notes say that this psalm was associated with the Jewish Rosh Hashanah (New Years Day) and was accompanied by the blowing of a Rams horn, the Shofar….

In Christian tradition this was associated with Christ’s ascension…

I wondered if those watching his ascension thought of this psalm while watching….and the promise of His return, reign…

 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” 

And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 

And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? 

This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”

Acts.1.6-11

 “Be still, and know that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth!” The Lord of hosts is with us;the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah 

Clap your hands, all peoples!Shout to God with loud songs of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared,a great king over all the earth. 

He subdued peoples under us,and nations under our feet. 

He chose our heritage for us,the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah God has gone up with a shout,the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 

Sing praises to God, sing praises!Sing praises to our King, sing praises! 

For God is the King of all the earth;sing praises with a psalm! 

God reigns over the nations;God sits on his holy throne. 

The princes of the peoples gatheras the people of the God of Abraham.

For the shields of the earth belong to God;he is highly exalted!

Ps.46.10,Ps.46.11,Ps.47.1-9

Thank YOU….

https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-complete/psalms/47.html