Psalms 48:3
God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
In Context
4For, behold, the kings assembled themselves,they passed by together.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
2 Chronicles 14:9There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.
Psalms 46:7The Lord of hosts is with us.The God of Jacob is our refuge.Selah.
Psalms 76:1For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song.In Judah, God is known.His name is great in Israel.
Psalms 135:21Blessed be the Lord from Zion,Who dwells at Jerusalem.Praise Yah!
Isaiah 4:5The Lord will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.
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 →