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Forכִּיthe Kingמֶלֶךְof allכָּלthe earthהָאָרֶץis Elohim;אֱלֹהִיםsingזַמְּרוּa maskil.מַשְׂכִּיל
Psalms 47:7
Study it in the app“For the King of all the earth is Elohim; sing a maskil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 47:7, word by word
- the Kingמֶלֶךְmelech
supreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “melech” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- is Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- singזַמְּרוּzamru
sing praise, make music
Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.
Where else “zamru” appears- a maskilמַשְׂכִּילmaskil
General meaning: Act wisely.
Where else “maskil” appears
Translation note
“Maskil”: the same word as in the titles of several psalms (see 42:1); here, a song made with skill or for teaching.
The context
6Sing psalms to Elohim, sing psalms; sing psalms to our King, sing psalms.
7 · This verse (above)
8Elohim reigns over the nations; Elohim sits on his holy throne.