Psalms 50:2

From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

In Context

1A Psalm. Of Asaph. The God of gods, even the Lord, has sent out his voice, and the earth is full of fear; from the coming up of the sun to its going down.

3Our God will come, and will not keep quiet; with fire burning before him, and storm-winds round him.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:2He said, The Lord came from Sinai, dawning on them from Seir; shining out from Mount Paran, coming from Meribath Kadesh: from his right hand went flames of fire: his wrath made waste the peoples.

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.

Psalms 80:1To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim-eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.

Psalms 80:17\80:16\It is burned with fire; it is cut down: they are made waste by the wrath of your face.

Psalms 94:1O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.

Isaiah 12:6Let your voice be sounding in a cry of joy, O daughter of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 50:2-7

The Majesty of Messiah. 1 The mighty God, even the Lord , hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.… Read the whole commentary →

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