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Psalms 48:11
11Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice. Let all the towns of Judah be glad because of your justice.
Psalms 48:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
- New International Version (NIV)Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments.
Context of Psalms 48:11
9O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple. 10As your name deserves, O God, you will be praised to the ends of the earth. Your strong right hand is filled with victory. Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice. Let all the towns of Judah be glad because of your justice. 12Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem. Walk around and count the many towers. 13Take note of the fortified walls, and tour all the citadels, that you may describe them to future generations.
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יִשְׂמַ֤ח׀ הַר־צִיּ֗וֹן תָּ֭גֵלְנָה בְּנ֣וֹת יְהוּדָ֑ה לְ֝מַ֗עַן מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 48:11
- Psalms 97:8Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced, and all the towns of Judah are glad because of your justice, O Lord!
- Isaiah 37:22the Lord has spoken this word against him: “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs at you. The daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head in derision as you flee.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.
- Luke 23:28But Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
- Psalms 58:10The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 137:8O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.
- Judges 5:31“Lord, may all your enemies die like Sisera! But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!” Then there was peace in the land for forty years.
- 2 Chronicles 20:26On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing, which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the Lord there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today.
- Revelation 15:4Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.”
- Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying, “You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was, because you have sent these judgments.
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her fate, O heaven and people of God and apostles and prophets! For at last God has judged her for your sakes.
- Revelation 19:1After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting, “Praise the Lord! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
Commentaries on Psalms 48:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let Mount Zion rejoice - The temple is restored in majesty, which was threatened with total destruction; it is again repaired. Let the daughters of Judah be glad - That thou hast turned her captivity, and poured out thy judgments upon her oppressors.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Let mount Zion rejoice - Let Jerusalem, the holy city, rejoice or be glad. Mount Zion is evidently used here to designate the city; and the idea is, that the city of God - the holy city - had occasion for joy and gladness in view of the manifestation of the divine favor. Let the daughters of Judah be glad - The phrase “daughters of Judah” “may” denote the smaller cities in the tribe of Judah, that surrounded Jerusalem as the “mother” city - in accordance…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. 9-11The psalmist happily celebrates the Lord's presence with the community, thinking about God's faithful, righteous, and just rule.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. the daughters, &c.--the small towns, or the people, with the chief city, or rulers of the Church. judgments--decisions and acts of right government.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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