Self-interpreting Bible
Psalms 48
The ornaments and privileges of the church.
0 aA Song and Psalm 1for the sons of Korah.
- a:
- 1: Or, of. Ps. 46, title. , Psalms 46
1 GREAT is bthe LORD, and greatly to be praised in the ccity of our God, in the dmountain of his holiness.
2 eBeautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the fsides of the north, the city of the ggreat King.
3 God his known in her palaces for a refuge.
4 For, ilo, jthe kings were assembled, they passed by together.
5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and khasted away.
- k: Ps. 104:7
6 Fear ltook hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in *travail.
- l: Ex. 15:14 - 16 , Is. 13:7 , Is. 13:8 , Is. 37:36
- *: travail-childbirth.
7 Thou mbreakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
- m: Eze. 27:25 , Eze. 27:26 , Re. 18:17 , Je. 18:17
8 As nwe have heard, so have we seen in othe city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our pGod: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
9 We qhave thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
- q: Ps. 104:34 , Ps. 105:1 - 6 , Ps. 135:1 , Ps. 135:2 , Is. 30:15
10 rAccording to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: sthy right hand is full of righteousness.
- r: Jos. 7:9 , Ps. 113:3 , Ps. 48:1 , Ps. 111:9 , Ps. 113:3 , Ps. 65:1 , Ps. 65:2 , Ps. 126:1 - 3 , Is. 12:4 - 6 , De. 28:58
- s: Ps. 145:17 , Ps. 11:5 - 7 , Ps. 45:7 , Re. 19:2 , Re. 19:11 , Re. 15:3
11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, tbecause of thy judgments.
- t: 2Ki. 19:21 , 2Ch. 20:26 , 2Ch. 20:27 , Ps. 58:10 , Ps. 97:7 , Ps. 97:8 , Re. 16:5 - 7 , Re. 15:4 , Re. 18:20 , Re. 19:1 - 7 , Revelation 14
12 Walk uabout Zion, and go round about her: vtell the towers thereof.
13 2Mark ye well her *bulwarks, 3consider her palaces; that ye may tell it wto the generation following.
- 2: Heb. Set your heart to her bulwarks.
- *: bulwarks-defensive walls, earthworks.
- 3: Or, raise up.
- w: Ps. 102:18