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Seeing Jesus in Psalm 47

  Psalm 47 I am feasting on God’s Word. And each dish can only hint at what is coming next. Since the feast is far more extensive than anything I am used to and is far more wide ranging than the best of Chinese buffets I’ve ever enjoyed, I'm constantly surprised at what comes next. Or to use another analogy, God’s Word is like a symphony but instead of only four movements, we are treated to practically innumerable movements and variations on the theme. We may focus on a phrase or verse that we enjoy and savour it each time we go to the Word of God but in fact we, given our preferences and finiteness, may be missing larger and more complex delicacies to delight in.  For the Lord Most High is awesome . He is the great King of all the earth . In Psalm 47 verse 2 God is King of all the earth. In verse 4 the text zooms into the Promised Land and the descendants of Jacob. God has not limited himself to the small nation of Israel or their rather insignificant tract of land sandwiched...