Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 50:2
2From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God appears in radiance.
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; he summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God appears in radiance. 3Our God is coming; he will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes him, and a storm rages around him. 4On high, he summons heaven and earth in order to judge his people:
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מִצִּיּ֥וֹן מִכְלַל־יֹ֗פִי אֱלֹהִ֥ים הוֹפִֽיעַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 50:2
- Psalms 68:24People have seen your procession, God, the procession of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, citizen of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is among you in his greatness.”
- Isaiah 26:21For look, the Lord is coming from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal the blood shed on it and will no longer conceal her slain.
- Hosea 5:15I will depart and return to my place until they recognize their guilt and seek my face; they will search for me in their distress.
- Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord is in his holy temple; let the whole earth be silent in his presence.
- Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels, a festive gathering,
- Psalms 48:2rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion — the summit of Zaphon — is the city of the great King.
- Psalms 87:2The Lord loves Zion’s city gates more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Psalms 80:17Let your hand be with the man at your right hand, with the son of man you have made strong for yourself.
- Zechariah 9:17How lovely and beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
- Psalms 80:1Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine
- Deuteronomy 33:2He said: The Lord came from Sinai and appeared to them from Seir; he shone on them from Mount Paran and came with ten thousand holy ones, with lightning from his right hand for them.
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran.Selah His splendor covers the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise.
- Revelation 1:16He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth, and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.
- Revelation 21:23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
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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