Psalms 48:2
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Great is LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
3God has made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
Cross References
Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.
Psalms 87:3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
Psalms 135:21Blessed be LORD out of Zion, who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise ye LORD.
Isaiah 14:13And thou said in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the outermost parts of the north.
Isaiah 60:15Whereas thou have been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
Jeremiah 3:19But I said, How I will put thee among the sons, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! And I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 48:2-8
The Beauty and Strength of Zion. 1 Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 7… Read the whole commentary →