The Glory of God in Zion

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

48 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the (A)city of our God,
In His holy mountain.
(B)Beautiful in [a]elevation,
The joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.
God is in her palaces;
He is known as her refuge.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:2 height

Psalm 48[a]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

Great is the Lord,(A) and most worthy of praise,(B)
    in the city of our God,(C) his holy mountain.(D)

Beautiful(E) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[b](F) is Mount Zion,(G)
    the city of the Great King.(H)
God is in her citadels;(I)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
  2. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.

13 (A)For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His [a]dwelling place:

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  1. Psalm 132:13 home

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(A)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,(B) saying,

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14 “This(A) is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

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14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(A)
    here I will sit enthroned,(B) for I have desired it.

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(A)Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion,
For great is (B)the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”

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35 All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; (A)and the name of the city from that day shall be: (B)THE[a] LORD IS THERE.”

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  1. Ezekiel 48:35 Heb. YHWH Shammah

35 “The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits.[a]

“And the name of the city from that time on will be:

the Lord is there.(A)

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  1. Ezekiel 48:35 That is, about 6 miles or about 9.5 kilometers

15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
(A)The King of Israel, the Lord, (B)is in your midst;
You shall [a]see disaster no more.

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  1. Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear

15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(A)
    never again will you fear(B) any harm.(C)

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