Thursday, February 16, 2012

150 Days of Psalms - Psalm 47



God ascends among shouts of joy,
the Lord, among the sound of trumpets.
Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our King, sing praise!

I remember a song we sang as a kid "♫ ♪ Clap your hands, all ye people, shout unto God with a voice of triumph. Clap your hands, all ye people, shout unto God with a voice of praise! Hosanna! Hosanna! ♫ ♪

Here's a song by the famous Ralph Vaughn Williams that is nothing like that. haha. But beautiful. And the red robes! Awesome!

1 comment:

Phyllis Hobson said...

So many of the Psalms bring to mind lines from songs and choruses we sing. This was evocative of a couple different ones I know.

No matter which translation I read this Psalm over in, I am struck by how much it just praises God for His majesty and awesomeness. When I sometimes get very myopic in my view of circumstances or "my" world, this is a great psalm to remind me that it's not about me. It's all about God.