Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 47:8
Verse 8. As we have heard, so have we seen ] Our fathers have declared what mighty works thou didst in their time; and we have seen the same. God has often interposed and afforded us a most miraculous defense. So it was when they were invaded by the Assyrians, Syrians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Persians and the Greeks under Alexander.
The city of the Lord of hosts ] His hosts defended the city, and it was known to be the City of the great King.
God will establish it for ever. ] This must refer to the true temple, the Christian Church, of which the Jewish Church was a type. The type perished, but the antitype remained, and will remain till time shall be no more.
Selah. ] So be it; and so it will be for evermore.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-14 - We have here the improvement which the people of God are to make of his glorious and gracious appearances for them. Let our faith in the wor of God be hereby confirmed. Let our hope of the stability of the churc be encouraged. Let our minds be filled with good thoughts of God. All the streams of mercy that flow down to us, must be traced to the fountain of His loving-kindness. Let us give to God the glory of the great things he has done for us. Let all the members of the church tak comfort from what the Lord does for his church. Let us observe the beauty, strength, and safety of the church. Consider its strength; se it founded on Christ the Rock, fortified by the Divine power, guarde by Him who neither slumbers nor sleeps. See what precious ordinance are its palaces, what precious promises are its bulwarks, that you ma be encouraged to join yourselves to it: and tell this to others. Thi God, who has now done such great things for us, is unchangeable in his love to us, and his care for us. If he is our God, he will lead an keep us even to the last. He will so guide us, as to set us above the reach of death, so that it shall not do us any real hurt. He will lea us to a life in which there shall be no more death __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
כאשׁר 834 שׁמענו 8085 כן 3651 ראינו 7200 בעיר 5892 יהוה 3069 צבאות 6635 בעיר 5892 אלהינו 430 אלהים 430 יכוננה 3559 עד 5704 עולם 5769 סלה׃ 5542
