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God’s Rule Over the Nations<br />
Psalms 47:1-9<br />
October 24, 2010<br />
Sunday School Lesson<br />
<strong>Douglas</strong> <strong>Chapel</strong> Missionary Baptist Church<br />
P.O. Box 604<br />
969 Smackover Hwy.<br />
El Dorado, AR 71730<br />
Website: www.douglaschapel.org<br />
Email: heglerdonnell@yahoo.com<br />
Phones: 870-862-6318 church/ 870-862-1740 office/ 870-814-7770 cell<br />
I. O <strong>clap</strong> <strong>your</strong> <strong>hands</strong>, <strong>all</strong> <strong>ye</strong> <strong>people</strong>; <strong>shout</strong> <strong>unto</strong> God with the voice of triumph.<br />
Vs.1---Psalms 47 is one of six Psalms that focus on the kingdom of<br />
heaven or the future rule of God on earth. David ch<strong>all</strong>enges the <strong>people</strong><br />
to give a hand of praise <strong>unto</strong> God. The hand <strong>clap</strong>ping was a sign of<br />
celebration or praise. To <strong>clap</strong> <strong>hands</strong> is to say, “Job well done.” We are to<br />
applaud God for His awesome person and His awesome work. Note who<br />
the writer says should <strong>clap</strong> their <strong>hands</strong>; it is “<strong>all</strong>” <strong>people</strong>. David says that<br />
everything that have breath should praise the Lord. David says the<br />
<strong>people</strong> are to <strong>shout</strong> with the voice of victory. Imagine the Super Bowl or<br />
NCAA Championship game when the clock runs out. The winning team’s<br />
members and fans give a <strong>shout</strong> of victory or praise. The same is to be<br />
true of the <strong>people</strong> of God. Each worship experience and the conclusion<br />
of each day, or the conclusion of each battle should be a cry of victory<br />
from the <strong>people</strong> of God. I believe collective worship is a perfect<br />
opportunity for believers to <strong>shout</strong> victory together. This <strong>shout</strong>ing can<br />
come in the form of hand praise, verbal praise, or a combination of the<br />
two. The key is to focus <strong>your</strong> praise on the person, promises, provisions<br />
and power of God. Whenever an army would return from a victorious<br />
battle, they would be greeted by <strong>shout</strong>ing grateful <strong>people</strong>. If you are not<br />
grateful it will be impossible to <strong>shout</strong> or <strong>clap</strong> in real praise.<br />
II. For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over <strong>all</strong> the earth. Vs.2--<br />
-The “a” part of verse two shows that the <strong>shout</strong>ing was because of the<br />
person of God, He is terrible. The Lord “Jehovah” the Self-Existent One is<br />
to be reverenced “terrible”. Certainly many believers neglect to<br />
celebrate the person of God. We should become just as excited about<br />
the person of God as we are about the things we receive from God. The<br />
God of praise is the great King over the entire earth. God’s kingdom is
not limited to a region but expands the entire earth. God of the<br />
scriptures is not just the God of the United States, as preached by the<br />
Mormons and some other western culture religions, nor is His domain<br />
limited to Jerusalem as was the focus of Judaism. David said the earth is<br />
the Lord’s and <strong>all</strong> that dwell therein.<br />
III. He sh<strong>all</strong> subdue the <strong>people</strong> under us, and the nations under our feet. He<br />
sh<strong>all</strong> choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he<br />
loved. Selah.vs.3, 4---David says that God would arrange “subdue” the<br />
<strong>people</strong> under us and the nations under our feet “authority”. For the<br />
children of Israel this meant an increase in territory. The original<br />
promise to Israel was the land of Canaan and the God promised more to<br />
David and Solomon, now He extends the dominion to the ends of the<br />
earth. God would ultimately place man back in a position of<br />
dominionship over the earth as He origin<strong>all</strong>y gave it to Adam and Eve<br />
before the f<strong>all</strong>. The inheritance of Jacob was not based upon the<br />
righteousness of Jacob but the righteousness of God himself. It is<br />
important to note that he promise was given to Jacob “the grabber”<br />
before he become Israel. As believers our inheritance is extended<br />
beyond the earth. We have a citizenship in the third heaven with Christ<br />
Jesus. This citizenship is based upon the love of God demonstrated in<br />
the giving of His son on the cross and our acceptance of that love by<br />
faith. We need to keep this in mind as a continuous thought, Selah.<br />
IV. God is gone up with a <strong>shout</strong>, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing<br />
praises to God, sing praises: sing praises <strong>unto</strong> our King, sing praises. For<br />
God is the King of <strong>all</strong> the earth: sing <strong>ye</strong> praises with understanding. Vs.5-<br />
7---David in verses 5-7 gives the picture of a victorious King taking his<br />
seat upon his throne because the victory has been won. This is a time of<br />
great jubilee because the enemies have been put under foot. These<br />
latter verses in this Psalm are a picture of the victorious Lord returning<br />
to rule from his throne. Paul gives us a picture of this when he speaks of<br />
the return of Jesus in 1 Thess. 4:16. When the trumpet of God sounds is<br />
the signal that the King is coming to sit upon his throne on earth. Five<br />
times in these verses the <strong>people</strong> are told to sing praises <strong>unto</strong> God. First<br />
they are to sing praises to God because He is God. Second they are to<br />
sing praises because He is our King. Third they are to sing praises<br />
because He is king of <strong>all</strong> the earth and then fin<strong>all</strong>y we are to sing praises<br />
because we truly understand His person and power. When Jesus returns
we sh<strong>all</strong> truly know him for who He is. Every knee sh<strong>all</strong> bow and every<br />
tongue sh<strong>all</strong> confess. Note: Singing praise is a future and present<br />
assignment of the <strong>people</strong> of God. People of every generation and<br />
nationality have expressed their joy and thanksgiving through music.<br />
There is a distinctive sound between music of praise and music of<br />
sorrow. You don’t even have to know the word to experience the mood<br />
between praise and the blues. God’s children are not to be blues singers<br />
but singers of victory.<br />
V. God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his<br />
holiness. The princes of the <strong>people</strong> are gathered together, even the<br />
<strong>people</strong> of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong <strong>unto</strong><br />
God: he is greatly exalted. Vs.8-9---As David started this Psalm with<br />
focus on the person of God, he ends the Psalm in the same manner.<br />
These last verses are <strong>all</strong> about the person and power of God. First, God<br />
rules over <strong>all</strong> men, saved and unsaved, saint and sinner. Second, God<br />
judges <strong>all</strong> men upon His throne of holiness. Fin<strong>all</strong>y,” <strong>all</strong>” <strong>people</strong> f<strong>all</strong><br />
under God’s protection. David goes from the heathen, those outside of<br />
the common wealth of Israel, to the rulers of the kingdoms of the earth,<br />
princes of the <strong>people</strong>, and fin<strong>all</strong>y to the house of Israel, the <strong>people</strong> of<br />
the God of Abraham. All f<strong>all</strong> under his shield, protection. Since God<br />
protects <strong>all</strong> then He is to be exalted by <strong>all</strong>.