Psalms 48:13

Psalms 48:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
• New International Version (NIV)consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation
• New King James Version (NKJV)Mark well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces; That you may tell it to the generation following.

Context of Psalms 48:13

11Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment. 12Walk around Zion! Encircle it! Count its towers! Consider its defenses! Walk through its fortresses, so you can tell the next generation about it! 14For God, our God, is our defender forever! He guides us!

Psalms 48:13 word by word

שִׁ֤יתוּ לִבְּכֶ֨ם׀ לְֽחֵילָ֗ה פַּסְּג֥וּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ לְמַ֥עַן תְּ֝סַפְּר֗וּ לְד֣וֹר אַחֲרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Markשִׁיתshîyth · to set: considerH7896
• ye wellלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• her bulwarksחֵילָהchêylâh · bulwarkH2430
• considerפָּסַגpâsag · to go throughH6448
• her palacesאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: palaceH759
• that ye may tellסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• to the generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• followingאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314

Cross-references for Psalms 48:13

• Isaiah 58:12Your perpetual ruins will be rebuilt; you will reestablish the ancient foundations. You will be called, ‘The one who repairs broken walls, the one who makes the streets inhabitable again.’
• Amos 9:11“In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut of David. I will seal its gaps, repair its ruins, and restore it to what it was like in days gone by.
• Acts 15:14Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
• Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.
• Psalms 78:4we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done.
• Deuteronomy 11:19Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
• Joel 1:3Tell your children about it, have your children tell their children, and their children the following generation.

Commentaries on Psalms 48:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Mark ye well her bulwarks - See the redoubts by which she is defended. Consider her palaces - See her courts, chambers, altars, etc., etc.; make an exact register of the whole, that ye may have to tell to your children how Jerusalem was built in troublesome times; how God restored you; and how he put it into the hearts of the heathen to assist to build, beautify, and adorn the temple of our God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Mark ye well her bulwarks - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Set your heart to her bulwarks.” That is, Pay close attention to them; make the investigation with care, not as one does whose heart is not in the thing, and who does it negligently. The word rendered “bulwarks” - חיל chêyl - means, properly, a host or army, and then a fortification or entrenchment, especially the “ditch” or “trench,” with the low wall or breastwork which surrounds it: 2 Samuel 20:15…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 We have here the improvement which the people of God are to make of his glorious and gracious appearances for them. Let our faith in the word of God be hereby confirmed. Let our hope of the stability of the church be encouraged. Let our minds be filled with good thoughts of God. All the streams of mercy that flow down to us, must be traced to the fountain of His loving-kindness. Let us give to God the glory of the great things he has done for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13towers … ramparts … citadel: These structures show Zion's strength.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. The call to survey Zion, or the Church, as a fortified city, is designed to suggest "how well our God secures His fold." This security is perpetual, and its pledge is His guidance through this life.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