Psalm 48:2,Psalm 48:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 48:2

Psalms 48:2. Beautiful for situation is mount Zion A beautiful place it is, which he hath chosen for his habitation; and that which especially renders it beautiful is, that it is the mountain of God’s holiness, the place where, in infinite wisdom, he hath fixed his sanctuary. The joy of the whole earth For the law was to go forth out of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem; the joyful doctrine of the gospel, the glad tidings of salvation, were to go out from thence unto all... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:1-14

Psalm 46-48 When God saved JerusalemConfident in tone and bold in expression, these three psalms express praise to God for delivering Jerusalem from an enemy invasion. One example of such a deliverance was on the occasion of Assyria’s invasion of Judah during the reign of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:9-19:37).No matter what troubles he meets, whether from earthquakes, floods or wars, the person who trusts in God is not overcome by them (46:1-3). He has an inner calmness, likened to a cool refreshing... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 48:2

situation = elevation. earth: or land. mount Zion. Immediately south of Moriah. See App-68 . the sides of the north: i.e. with Moriah and the Temple immediately on the north side. The city of the great King = [is] Jerusalem as a whole. Note the three points of view: (1) the elevated mount; (2) the south side of Moriah; (3) Jerusalem proper. Compare Matthew 5:35 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 48:2

Psalms 48:2. Beautiful for situation, &c.— The expression of mount Sion's being the joy of the whole earth, seems to allude to the promise made to the patriarch, that in his seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed. And the law, the Christian law, may be said literally to have gone out from mount Zion into all lands. On the sides of the north, or north side [lies] the city of the great king, means the city of Jerusalem. It may be asked, why this circumstance is mentioned as an... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 48:2

2, 3. situation—literally, "elevation." joy of, &c.—source of joy. sides of the north—poetically for eminent, lofty, distinguished, as the ancients believed the north to be the highest part of the earth (compare :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 48:1-3

1. Zion’s privilege 48:1-3 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 48:1-14

Psalms 48The psalmist praised God for delivering Zion from her enemies (cf. Psalms 46, 47). Jerusalem was secure and glorious because God had blessed it with His favor. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 48:2-3

The lofty beauty of Jerusalem, situated on Mt. Zion, gave all people reason to rejoice. The writer compared its beauty to that of Mt. Zaphon far to the north of Jerusalem, specifically some 25 miles to the northeast of Ugarit. The NIV translation of Psalms 48:2 clarifies the reference to this second mountain. Yet what made Jerusalem truly great was the presence of the Lord in it."Zaphon, located north of Israel, was the sacred mountain of the Canaanites from which their high god El supposedly... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:1-14

This Ps. celebrates the safety and glory of Jerusalem, and the praise of her divine King. The deliverance He has wrought is vividly portrayed, and we can hardly fail to recognise that the overthrow of Sennacherib is in view. The Ps. is used on Whitsunday.2. For situation] RV ’in elevation.’ On the sides of the north] An obscure clause. ’The sides of the north’ may mean the Temple hill, as distinguished from the rest of the city: or, as some think, there may be a comparison of Mt. Zion to the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 48:2

(2) Situation.—Heb., nôph. A word only found here, but explained from a cognate Arabic word to mean elevation. And this feature is quite distinctive enough of Jerusalem to lend confirmation to this explanation—“Its elevation is remarkable.” (See Stanley, Sinai and Palestine, p. 170.)On the other hand, an adverbial use—highly beautiful or supremely beautiful (comp. Lamentations 2:15, “The perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth”) may be all that the poet intends.Sides of the north.—A... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 48:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 48:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 48:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 48:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 48:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 48:1-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 48:2-3

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:1-14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 48:2

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