Psalms 48:8
no brother redeems, nor will man buy back. He will not give to God his appeasement,
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7Those who trust in their own strength and who glory in the multitude of their riches,
9nor the price for the redemption of his soul. And he will labor continuously,
Cross References
Psalms 44:1Unto the end. For those who will be changed. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding. A Canticle for the Beloved.
Psalms 48:1Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah.
Psalms 87:5I am considered to be among those who will descend into the pit. I have become like a man without assistance,
Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, these will give praise to you, as I also do this day! The father will make the truth known to the sons.
Micah 4:1And this shall be: In the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the top of the mountains and high above the hills. And the people will flow to it.
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 →