_The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain the kingdom of
Christ._
To the chief Musician. A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
O clap your hands all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of
triumph.
For the LORD most high _is_ terrible; _he is_ a great King over all
the earth.
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob, whom
he loved. Selah.
God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises unto our King, sing
praises.
For God _is_ the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with
understanding.
God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his
holiness.
The princes of the people are gathered together, _even_ the people of
the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth _belong_ unto God: he
is greatly exalted.
This is a prophecy concerning Christ; describing the manner of his
ascension on high, and showing that he should be King over all. “Sing
praises, sing praises unto our King,” (saith he); thereby shewing,
that this kingdom of Christ should not be one of that kind that stands
in the power of arms, but in the word of praise, and in the singing of
thanksgivings. As if he had said, This king, by the word of the gospel
only, which is the word of praise and thanksgiving, shall destroy all
the power of the adversaries,—the world, and Satan; as the walls of
Jericho fell down by the sound of trumpets only, without sword or
arms!