Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 48:3
3God is known as a stronghold in its citadels.
Psalms 48:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
- New International Version (NIV)God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress.
- New King James Version (NKJV)God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge.
Context of Psalms 48:3
1The Lord is great and highly praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, 2rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion — the summit of Zaphon — is the city of the great King. God is known as a stronghold in its citadels. 4Look! The kings assembled; they advanced together. 5They looked and froze with fear; they fled in terror.
Read all of Psalms 48Psalms 48:3 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֥ים בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֗יהָ נוֹדַ֥ע לְמִשְׂגָּֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 48:3
- Psalms 76:1God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.
- 2 Chronicles 12:7When the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, the Lord’s message came to Shemaiah: “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them but will grant them a little deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
- 2 Chronicles 14:9Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and three hundred chariots. They came as far as Mareshah.
- 2 Chronicles 20:1After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to fight against Jehoshaphat.
- Isaiah 4:5Then the Lord will create a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night over the entire site of Mount Zion and over its assemblies. For there will be a canopy over all the glory,
- Isaiah 37:33“Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city, shoot an arrow here, come before it with a shield, or build up a siege ramp against it.
- Zechariah 2:4He said to him, “Run and tell this young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the number of people and animals in it.”
Commentaries on Psalms 48:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3God is known in her palaces for a refuge - All those who worship there in spirit and truth, find God for their refuge. But the words may be understood: God is known for the defense of her palaces; and with this view of the subject agree the three following verses.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3God is known in her palaces - The word rendered “palaces” here means properly a fortress, castle, or palace, so called from its height, from a verb, ארם 'âram meaning to elevate, to lift up. It may be applied to any fortified place, and would be particularly applicable to a royal residence, as a castle or stronghold. The word “known” here means that it was well understood, or that the point had been fully tested and determined that God had chosen those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God lives in Zion to protect it from all enemies (see Psalm 46:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. situation--literally, "elevation." joy of, &c.--source of joy. sides of the north--poetically for eminent, lofty, distinguished, as the ancients believed the north to be the highest part of the earth (compare Is 14:13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 48
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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