Psalms 47 - Introduction

A.M. 2981. B.C. 1023.

This Psalm is thought by some to have been composed by David (though his name be not in the title) when he brought the ark, which was the token of God's presence, with them, either from Kirjath-jearim, with the most solemn pomp, and all sorts of music, 2 Samuel 6:5, or from the house of Obed-edom unto mount Zion. Others think it was composed by some of the sons of Korah, when the ark was carried by Solomon, with similar rejoicings, from mount Zion to the temple. But as Zion and the temple were types of the church, and the ark a type of Christ, so it has a further reference, even to Christ's ascension into heaven, and to the spreading of his kingdom in all parts of the world. It contains an exhortation to rejoice in God, Psalms 47:1. A prophecy of Christ's ascension, and of the calling of the Gentiles, Psalms 47:5.