Psalms 50:2
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
Psalms 50:2 in other translations
| BSB | From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. |
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| WEB | Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out. |
| ASV | Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. |
| YLT | From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shone. |
| DARBY | Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,God hath shined forth. |
| BBE | From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light. |
| Webster | Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. |
What does Psalms 50:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 50:1-4
Psa 50:1-23. In the grandeur and solemnity of a divine judgment, God is introduced as instructing men in the nature of true worship, exposing hypocrisy, warning the wicked, and encouraging the pious. 1-4. The description of this majestic appearance of God resembles that of His giving the law (compare Ex 19:16; 20:18; De 32:1).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 50:1-6
This psalm is a psalm of instruction. It tells of the coming of Christ and the day of judgment, in which God will call men to account; and the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of judgement. All the children of men are concerned to know the right way of worshipping the Lord, in spirit and in truth. In the great day, our God shall come, and make those hear his judgement who would not hearken to his law. Happy are those who…
Psalms 50:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 50:2
- Revelation 21:23
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
- 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 80:1
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
- Revelation 1:16
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
- Hosea 5:15
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
- Deuteronomy 33:2
And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
- Habakkuk 3:3-4
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
- Psalms 94:1
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
- 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?
- Habakkuk 2:20
But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
- Isaiah 12:6
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
- Song of Solomon 5:16
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
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Context
- Psalms 50:1
A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
- Psalms 50:2
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
- Psalms 50:3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Psalms 50:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De Sión, perfección de hermosura, ha Dios resplandecido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | De Sion, perfection de la beauté, Dieu a fait luire sa splendeur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aus Zion, der Schönheit Vollendung, ist Gott hervorgestrahlt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | cum venit ad eum Nathan propheta, quando intravit ad Bethsabee. |