Weekly Sermons

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)