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Psalms 48:2

that rises so fair, is the joy of all the world. Like the mount of the gods is Mount Zion, the city of the great king.

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In The King James Version

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

In Context

1Great is the Lord and worthy all praise in the city of our God. His holy mountain,

3Once God made himself known as the defence of her palaces.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:2From Zion, perfection of beauty, God’s glory shines forth.

Psalms 87:3Glorious things he is speaking of you, you city of God. Selah

Psalms 135:21Blest be the Lord out of Zion, who lives in Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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