Psalms 48:3
\48:2\Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
In Context
2\48:1\Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the town of our God, in his holy mountain.
4\48:3\In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:7But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.
2 Chronicles 14:9And Zerah the Ethiopian, with an army of a million, and three hundred war-carriages, came out against them to Mareshah.
Psalms 46:7\46:6\The nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.
Psalms 76:1To the chief music-maker; put to Neginoth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.
Psalms 135:21Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.
Isaiah 4:5And over every living-place on Mount Zion, all over all her meetings, the Lord will make a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night, for over all, the glory of the Lord will be a cover and a tent;
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 →