Psalms Chapter 47 verse 4 Holy Bible
He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah
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He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)
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He hath chosen our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
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He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
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He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
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He chooses our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
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He doth choose for us our inheritance, The excellency of Jacob that He loves. Selah.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - He shall choose our inheritance for us; rather, he chooseth, or hath chosen, our inheritance for us. God originally chose Canaan as the inheritance of his people (Genesis 12:1-7), and gave it to Abraham. Later on, he enlarged the gift, making the boundaries such as they became under David and Solomon (Genesis 15:18). The excellency of Jacob whom he loved. The Holy Land is called "the excellency of Jacob," or "the pride of Jacob," on account of its beauty, and the excellence and variety of its productions (see Deuteronomy 8:7-9; 2 Kings 18:22).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) The excellency of Jacob.--This phrase, which literally means the loftiness of Jacob, is used in Nahum 2:2 of the national glory, in Ezekiel 24:21 of the Temple, but in Amos 6:8 has a bad sense, "the pride of Jacob." Here, as the text stands, it is to be understood of the country. (Comp. Isaiah 13:19.)
