Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 47:4:
Psalms 47:1
Psalms 83:1
Amos 6:8
Nahum 2:2
Malachi 2:11
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