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How great is the Lord in His royal city, of which He is the Protector (2–4)! The enemies gathered, but died, just as the Tarsian ships died (5–8). We ourselves saw one of the miracles that we heard about from our ancestors; we are filled with reverence for You (9-11). Let all the cities of Judah rejoice. Let them look around Jerusalem, saved by God from enemies and undamaged. This is our God forever and ever (12-15). Ps.47:3. Beautiful height, the joy of the whole earth, Mount Zion; on its northern side is the city of the great King. Mount Zion is a beautiful hill, because on its northern side is the city of the great King, that is, the city of Jerusalem, where the church is located, and in it is the Lord himself. Ps.47:4. God is known in his dwellings as an intercessor: All the dwellings of this city are under the protection of the Lord and in them (the dwellings) they know that He is their Protector. Ps.47:8. with the east wind you destroyed the Farsi ships. After the death of the pagan peoples, which the writer spoke about earlier, he also points to the death of the ships of his king as a matter of great protection and favor of God. In this fact the writer sees punishment for the alliance of his king with the wicked Ahaziah. This alliance and enterprise, if successful, could bring the kings closer to each other. Since Ahaziah was a wicked king, this rapprochement could threaten the spread of wickedness among the Jewish people. The death of ships, therefore, is a sign of trust. The Lord's concern for His people is an expression of His great warning love and mercy, which deserves to be sung. Ps.47:9. As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it forever. The miracles that the Lord performed in the past history of the Jewish people and about which oral stories were preserved, were repeated now. This miracle is the deliverance of the city from the attacks of numerous and formidable enemies. Ps.47:11. As is Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. “Your right hand is full of righteousness” - You dealt with your enemies as they deserved. Ps.47:12. Let Mount Zion rejoice, [and] let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of Thy judgments, [Lord]. “Daughters of Judah” – cities of Judea. - “For the sake of Your judgments” - for the sake of those definitions that You pronounced over our enemies. Ps.47:13. Go around Zion and go around it, number its towers; Ps.47:14. turn your heart to its fortifications, consider its houses, so that you can tell it to the generation that is to come, The writer enthusiastically draws the attention of his contemporaries to the integrity of the fortifications and towers of Jerusalem. This fact is significant. Make sure by personal inspection that the huge hordes of enemies did not cause any harm to Jerusalem. God did not allow anything to harm them. You might be interested in: