Psalm 47

1 Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise!
2 For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth.
3 He subdues the nations before us, putting our enemies beneath our feet.
4 He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance, the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves.
Interlude

5 God has ascended with a mighty shout. The Lord has ascended with trumpets blaring.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 For God is the King over all the earth. Praise him with a psalm!
8 God reigns above the nations, sitting on his holy throne.
9 The rulers of the world have gathered together with the people of the God of Abraham. For all the kings of the earth belong to God. He is highly honored everywhere.

The Psalms tend to take an intimate look at God. Today we see something different.

Some commentaries suggest this psalm was written on occasion of the ark being brought back to the city of David... attended with singing and dancing, with shouting, and the sound of a trumpet.
That may well be true, but most also suggest this is another Messianic psalm...written on account of the ascension of Christ to heaven, and the spread of the Gospel.

At any rate...we don't see any of the expected turmoil caused by wicked kings and nations attempting to destroy the City of David. To the contrary, we see subdued nations...aligning with the people of God and acknowledging their obeisance.

We have a window into our future...and it looks bright.

It's difficult to comprehend a world where all the rulers gather to pay homage to our God. In fact, right today, things appear much the opposite. I listened to a woman express a desire to keep Focus on the Family off the airwaves because that ministry does not express our American values.

Huh? What values would hers be?

I will suggest that things may get worse before they get better. But don't fret...and don't let your children waver. We have read the book and we know the ending. So, as the psalmist says, "Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King over all the earth. Praise him with a psalm!"
"Praise Him with a psalm!" You've got 150 to choose from...pick one. Come to think of it...that's the point of this blog. We can pick a different one every day and never run out of praises.

Live boldly out there today...