Psalm 47 - Clap! Shout! Trumpet! Sing Sing! Sing! Sing to the King!

Saturday, 13 June 2009 04:28

If ever there were a Psalm calling us to sing praise to God, this one would be my first choice to recommend ...

Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our King, sing praises.

So reads the 6th verse of Psalm 47. And a fifth call to sing is penned in verse seven: "Sing to Him a psalm of praise"

The key point of the psalm is centered primarily on praising God for who he is as King - and what he does as King over all the earth...

Reflect on these phrases from the psalm...

* How awesome is the LORD Most High
* The great King over all the earth!
* The Lord amid the sounding of trumpets!
* God is seated on his holy throne
* God reigns over the nations
* For the kings of the earth belong to God
* For God is the King of all the earth
* He is greatly Exalted

I envision this four -part choral arrangement to be expanded into an elaborate, high energy rock beat worship experience with clapping and sound effects of a standing ovation to open it up in light of the first verse.

The sheet music is ...and below is a video of it. This is a subdued rendition performed by a High School choir in Northfield, Massachusetts. The lyrics have been updated as well in the music.

For Additional vocal arrangements of the Psalms see ...

Psalm 1
Psalm 2 
Psalm 96




In Him, and singing,

Jerry Maday

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