Psalms48
English Standard Version
1A . A of the of . is the Lord and to be in the of our ! His ,
2 in , is the of the , , in the , the of the .
3Within her has made himself as a .
4For , the ; they on .
5As soon as they it, they were ; they were in ; they took to .
6 took of them , as of a woman in .
7By the you the of .
8As we have , have we in the of the Lord of , in the of our , which will .
9We have on your , O , in the of your .
10As your , O , so your reaches to the of the . Your hand is with .
11 be ! the of of your !
12Walk , her, her ,
13 her , her , that you may the
14that is , our and . He will us .
Cross References
Psalms 48Jesus directly quotes this verse, calling Jerusalem 'the city of the great King.'
Supported by Matthew Poole
Jerusalem is explicitly lamented with these exact terms: 'the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth.'
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Uses the rare, matching Hebrew geographical idiom 'sides of the north' regarding the mount of assembly.
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Historical context: the coalition of kings assembling against Judah and their miraculous panic-driven defeat.
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The New Testament fulfills Mount Zion and the city of God as the heavenly Jerusalem.
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God explicitly claims the title 'for I am a great King' echoed here in verse 2.
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Illustrates the sudden, terrifying departure of the Assyrian army from Jerusalem's gates.
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Prophetic description of the mountain of the Lord's house established in the latter days.
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Parallels Isaiah 2:2 regarding the mountain of the house of the Lord being exalted.
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New Testament parallel using the same metaphor of sudden destruction like travail upon a woman.
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Provides the historical imagery of the actual breaking of the ships of Tarshish.
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Identical verbal parallel: 'Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments.'
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Ezekiel describes the land of Israel as 'the glory of all lands,' echoing the beauty of Zion.
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Parallels the concept of hearing from ancestors and passing the testimony to the next generation.
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