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Psalms 47:4

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

Psalms 47:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 47:4

Theological / Devotional

The excellency of Jacob. Or, “the pride of Jacob,” that is, the land of Canaan, a land of beauty and productivity.

Selah. See p. 629. The word stands at the point of division of thought: vs. 1–4 express the psalmist’s hope; vs. 5–9 portray the accomplishment of that hope.

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