Psalms 48:2
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Psalms 48:2 in other translations
| BSB | Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. |
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| WEB | Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King. |
| ASV | Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. |
| YLT | Beautiful for elevation, A joy of all the land, is Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king. |
| DARBY | Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. |
| BBE | Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King. |
| Webster | Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. |
What does Psalms 48:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 48:2-3
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 48:1-7
The glories of the church of Christ. Verses 1-7 Jerusalem is the city of our God: none on earth render him due honour except the citizens of the spiritual Jerusalem. Happy the kingdom, the city, the family, the heart, in which God is great, in which he is all. There God is known. The clearer discoveries are made to us of the Lord and his greatness, the more it is expected that we should abound in his praises. The…
Psalms 48:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 48:2
- Psalms 50:2
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
- Matthew 5:35
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
- Lamentations 2:15
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
- Hebrews 12:22
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
- Daniel 11:16
But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
- Isaiah 14:13
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
- Ezekiel 20:6
In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:
- Malachi 1:14
But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
- Daniel 8:9
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
- Isaiah 66:10
Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
- Psalms 47:7-8
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
- Isaiah 60:15-20
Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. …
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Context
- Psalms 48:1
A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
- Psalms 48:2
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
- Psalms 48:3
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
Psalms 48:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hermosa provincia, el gozo de toda la tierra es el monte de Sión, á los lados del aquilón, la ciudad del gran Rey. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’ Éternel est grand et fort digne de louange dans la ville de notre Dieu, dans sa montagne sainte. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Schön ragt empor, eine Freude der ganzen Erde, der Berg Zion, an der Nordseite, die Stadt des großen Königs. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Audite hæc, omnes gentes; auribus percipite, omnes qui habitatis orbem: |