Psalm 47 has long been known as an enthronement psalm, perhaps used at the coronation of an earthly king. We, of course, have no way of proving that as a fact, but it is reasonable to assume that when a king of Israel was chosen, his enthronement as king was celebrated with a festival. And where there are Israelite festivals, there are psalms. But there are far more important ideas to be found in this short piece of ancient poetry than a discovery of its possible Israelite use.
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