Psalms 48:2
(48:3) A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.
Leeser Tanakh
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In Context
3(48:4) God is become known in her palaces as a defence.
Cross References
Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shineth forth.
Psalms 87:3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
Psalms 135:21Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, even he that resideth at Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
Isaiah 14:13And thou—thou hadst said in thy heart, “Into heaven will I ascend, above the stars of God will I exalt my throne; and I will sit also upon the mount of the assembly, in the farthest end of the north;
Isaiah 60:15Instead that thou wast forsaken and hated, without one to pass through [thee], will I render thee an excellency of everlasting, a joy of all generations.
Jeremiah 3:19But I had thought, How shall I establish thee among the [other] sons [of man], and give thee a desirable land, a heritage of glory of the hosts of nations? and I thought, My father thou wouldst call me, and that from me thou wouldst not turn away.
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 →