Psalms 48
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Psalms 48:1-8

11GreatH1419 is the LordH3068, and greatlyH3966 to be praisedH1984, In the 2cityH5892 of our GodH430, His 3holyH6944 mountainH2022.24BeautifulH3303 in elevationH5131, 5the joyH4885 of the wholeH3605 earthH776, Is MountH2022 ZionH6726 in the farH3411 northH6828, The 6cityH7151 of the greatH7227 KingH4428.3GodH430, in her palacesH759, Has made Himself knownH3045 as a 7strongholdH4869.

4For, loH2009, the 8kingsH4428 assembledH3259 themselves, They passedH5674 by togetherH3164.5They sawH7200 it, thenH3651 they were amazedH8539; They were 9terrifiedH926, they 10fledH2648 in alarmH2648.611PanicH7461 seizedH270 them thereH8033, AnguishH2427, as of 12a woman in childbirthH3205.7With the 13eastH6921 windH7307 You 14breakH7665 the 15shipsH591 of TarshishH8659.8As we have heardH8085, soH3651 have we seenH7200 In the cityH5892 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, in the cityH5892 of our GodH430; GodH430 will 16establishH3559 her foreverH5704H5769. 17SelahH5542.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 48:1 1 Chr 16:25; Ps 96:4; 145:3 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 48:1 Ps 46:4 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 48:1 Ps 2:6; 87:1; Is 2:3; Mic 4:1; Zech 8:3 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 48:2 Ps 50:2 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 48:2 Lam 2:15 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 48:2 Matt 5:35 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 48:3 Ps 46:7 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 48:4 2 Sam 10:6-19 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 48:5 Ex 15:15 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 48:5 Lit were hurried away ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 48:6 Lit Trembling ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 48:6 Is 13:8 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 48:7 Jer 18:17 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 48:7 1 Kin 22:48 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 48:7 1 Kin 10:22; Ezek 27:25 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 48:8 Ps 87:5 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 48:8 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 48

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