Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 50:2
2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
Psalms 50:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
- New International Version (NIV)From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.
Context of Psalms 50:2
1The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets. From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. 3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him. 4He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
Read all of Psalms 50Psalms 50:2 word by word
מִצִּיּ֥וֹן מִכְלַל־יֹ֗פִי אֱלֹהִ֥ים הוֹפִֽיעַ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 50:2
- Psalms 68:24They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Isaiah 26:21For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
- Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
- Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
- Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
- Psalms 48:2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
- Psalms 87:2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Psalms 80:17Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
- Zechariah 9:17How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
- Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Deuteronomy 33:2He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
- Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Commentaries on Psalms 50:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Out of Zion - The place where God was worshipped, and where he dwelt. Compare the notes at Isaiah 2:3. The perfection of beauty - See the notes at Psalm 48:2. God hath shined - Has shined forth, or has caused light and splendor to appear. Compare Deuteronomy 33:2; Psalm 80:2; Psalm 94:1 (see the margin) The meaning here is, that the great principles which are to determine the destiny of mankind in the final judgment are those which proceed from Zion; or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The whole universe must pay attention when God approaches to bring justice into the world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231-4. The description of this majestic appearance of God resembles that of His giving the law (compare Ex 19:16; 20:18; De 32:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 50
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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