Psalms 47:5

“God is gone up with a shout, etc.] That is, the Son of God, who is truly and properly God, equal to the Father, having the same perfections; God manifest in the flesh, the Word that was made flesh, and dwelt among men on earth; who in the next clause is called “Lord” or “Jehovah”, being the everlasting “I AM”, which is, and was, and is to come; he having done his work on earth he came about, went up from earth to heaven in human nature, really, locally, and visibly, in the sight of his apostles, attended by angels, and with their shouts and acclamations, which are here meant; the Lord with the sound of the trumpet; which circumstance, though not related in the account of Christ’s ascension…”

“God, victorious over His enemies, reascends to heaven, amid the triumphant praises of His people, who celebrate His sovereign dominion. This sovereignty is what the Psalm teaches; hence he adds, sing . . . praises with understanding--literally, "sing and play an instructive (Psalm)." The whole typifies Christ's ascension (compare Psa 68:18).”

“God is gone up with a shout - That is, he has ascended to heaven, his home and throne, after having secured the victory. He is represented as having come down to aid his people in the war by the overthrow of their enemies, and (having accomplished this) as returning to heaven, accompanied by his hosts, and amidst the shouts of triumph. All this is, of course, poetical, and is not to be regarded as literal in any sense. Compare the notes at Psalms 7:7. The Lord with the sound of a trumpet - Yahweh, accompanied with the notes of victory. All this is designed to denote triumph, and to show that the victory was to be traced solely to God. return to 'Top of Page'”

“God - This is meant literally of the ark: but mystically of Christ's ascension into heaven, as may be gathered by comparing this with Eph 4:8, where the like words uttered concerning the ark upon the same occasion, Psa 68:18, are directly applied to Christ's ascension. Psalms 47:7”

“47:5-6 The psalmist portrays the Lord as returning to heaven, having accomplished his victories. For a portrayal of his descent, see 18:9-16. 47:5 trumpets: Or rams’ horns (see 81:3). At times, rams’ horns were sounded in celebration (98:5-6; 2 Kgs 11:14; 1 Chr 15:28).”

“God: Psa 24:7-10, Psa 68:17-19, Psa 68:24, Psa 68:25, Psa 68:33; Luk 24:51-53; Act 1:5-11; Eph 4:8-10; Ti1 3:16 with a shout: Psa 78:65; Num 23:21; Sa2 6:15; Ch1 15:28 sound: Psa 81:3, Psa 150:3; Num 10:1-10; Jos 6:5; Ch1 15:24, Ch1 16:42; Co1 15:52; Th1 4:16; Rev 8:6-13, Rev 11:15 Psalms 47:6”