Psalms 48:2
Hear these things, all nations. Pay attention, all inhabitants of the world:
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In Context
1Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah.
3whoever is earth-born, you sons of men, together as one, the rich and the poor.
Cross References
Psalms 50:2when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba.
Psalms 87:3Let my prayer enter in your sight. Incline your ear to my petition.
Psalms 135:21And he granted their land as an inheritance, for his mercy is eternal:
Isaiah 14:13And you said in your heart: ‘I will climb up to heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will be enthroned upon the mountain of the covenant, on the northern parts.
Isaiah 60:15For though you were forsaken, and held in hatred, and there was no one who would pass near you, I will establish you as an everlasting glory, as a gladness from generation to generation.
Jeremiah 3:19But I said: How shall I place you among the sons, and distribute to you a desirable land, the preeminent inheritance of the host of the Gentiles? And I said: You will call me Father, and you will not cease to walk after 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 →