The Victorious King: Psalm 47-Supplication through the Scriptures
The Victorious King Psalm 47 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance. Revelation 4:2-3 Psalm 47 is filled with words of praise and rejoicing to our King. These praises aren’t only appropriate when things are going well, but even in our seasons of difficulty, His praise should be on our lips. Psalm 34:1 says, “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Paul and Silas are beautiful examples of praising the Lord during hardship. After being beaten and thrown in jail for righteousness’ sake, they are praying and singing hymns of praise to the Lord in the night (Acts 16:25). Sometimes this requires a deliberate act of the will to choose to praise the Lord even when we would rather remain silent, or even worse, complain. Recentl...