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Psalms 47:4

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He chooses our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom He loves. Selah.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. [Selah]
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellence of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— He hath chosen our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— He chooseth for us our inheritance, The excellence of Jacob, which he hath loved. [Selah.]
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— He doth choose for us our inheritance, The excellency of Jacob that He loves. Selah.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He hath chosen for us his inheritance, the beauty of Jacob which he hath loved.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Hee hath chosen our inheritance for vs: euen the glory of Iaakob whom he loued. Selah.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— He shall chuse our inheritance for vs, the excellencie of Iacob whom hee loued. Selah.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— He has chosen us for the inheritance, and for the glory of Jacob whom he loved.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— He has chosen out his inheritance for us, the beauty of Jacob which he loved. Pause.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Yaaqov whom he loved. Selah.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
He shall choose 977
{0977} Prime
בָּחַר
bachar
{baw-khar'}
A primitive root; properly to try, that is, (by implication) select.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
our inheritance 5159
{5159} Prime
נַחֲלָה
nachalah
{nakh-al-aw'}
From H5157 (in its usual sense); properly something inherited, that is, (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.
for us, x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
the excellency 1347
{1347} Prime
גָּאוֹן
ga'own
{gaw-ohn'}
From H1342; the same as H1346.
of Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹב 3290
{3290} Prime
יַעֲקֹב
Ya`aqob
{yah-ak-obe'}
From H6117; heel catcher (that is, supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.
whom x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
he loved. 157
{0157} Prime
אָהַב
'ahab
{aw-hab'}
A primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
Selà סֶלָה. 5542
{5542} Prime
סֶלָה
celah
{seh'-law}
From H5541; suspension (of music), that is, pause.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Psalms 47:4

_ _ He shall ... inheritance — the heathen to be possessed by His Church (Psalms 2:8), as Canaan by the Jews.

_ _ excellency of Jacob — literally, “pride,” or, that in which he glories (not necessarily, though often, in a bad sense), the privileges of the chosen people —

_ _ whom he loved — His love being the sole cause of granting them.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 47:1-4.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 47:4

Chuse — He will appoint and bestow upon us. Inheritance — The presence and worship, and blessing of God. This God had chosen for the Israelites and resolved to chuse or set apart for the Gentiles. Of Jacob — Of the people of Jacob or Israel, who are frequently called Jacob, for these did actually enjoy the presence of God in his sanctuary. Loved — Not for any peculiar worth in them, but for his free love to them, as he declareth, Deuteronomy 7:7-8.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 47:4

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

(c) God has chosen us above all other nations, to enjoy a most glorious inheritance.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
choose:

Deuteronomy 11:12 A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God [are] always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Jeremiah 3:19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
Ezekiel 20:6 In the day [that] I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which [is] the glory of all lands:
Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
1 Corinthians 3:22-23 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; ... And ye are Christ's; and Christ [is] God's.
Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
1 Peter 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

excellency:

Psalms 16:3 [But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight.
Isaiah 60:15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through [thee], I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
Amos 6:8 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Amos 8:7 The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Nahum 2:2 For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.

whom:

Deuteronomy 7:6-8 For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth. ... But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 33:3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints [are] in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; [every one] shall receive of thy words.
Hosea 14:4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
Malachi 1:2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, ... Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
1 John 4:9-10 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. ... Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Dt 7:6; 11:12; 33:3. Ps 16:3. Is 60:15. Jr 3:19. Ezk 20:6. Ho 14:4. Am 6:8; 8:7. Na 2:2. Mal 1:2. Mt 25:34. 1Co 3:22. Ep 1:18; 2:4. 1P 1:4. 1Jn 4:9.

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