Psalms 48:2
Hear these words, all ye nations, hearken, all ye that dwell upon the earth:
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
1For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core.
Cross References
Psalms 50:2when Nathan the prophet came to him, when he had gone in to Bersabee.
Psalms 87:3Let my prayer come in before thee; incline thine ear to my supplication, O Lord.
Psalms 135:21and gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endures for ever:
Isaiah 14:13But thou saidst in thine heart, I will go up to heaven, I will set my throne above the stars of heaven: I will sit on a lofty mount, on the lofty mountains toward the north:
Isaiah 60:15Because thou hast become desolate and hated, and there was no helper, therefore I will make thee a perpetual gladness, a joy of many generations.
Jeremiah 3:19And I said, So be it, Lord, for thou saidst, I will set thee among children, and will give thee a choice land, the inheritance of the Almighty God of the Gentiles: and I said, Ye shall call me Father; and ye shall not turn away from 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 →