Psalm 48

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:8

Psalms 48:8 These words of the prophet and psalmist seem to contain a short and plain account of the temper and behaviour of the friends and Apostles of our Lord during those days of hope and patience which came to an end on the morning of the first Whit-Sunday. I. They waited patiently for the Lord. They had taken it on His word, however unaccountable it might sound, that it was expedient for them His going away; and they were prepared to trust Him still further and to abide in faith and... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:11-13

Psalms 48:11-13 I. There are times when heart and brain fail and are weary beneath the weight of the years that have been and the thought of those that are yet to be, times when the whole being sinks back overwhelmed by the endless range of life and creation, appalled at the springing up and dying away of creatures innumerable, and we amongst them, generation after generation rising, living, dying, passing out of sight, whether they be man, the seeming lord of this earth, or the worm, his... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:14

Psalms 48:14 I. We believe, first, in God the Father, who made us and all mankind, who created all things, and for whose pleasure they are and were created. God has not left Himself without witness among us. In volume after volume He has spoken to us. In voice after voice He has made known His will by His works which are all around us in the universe wherein we live; by His word which He inspired into holy men of old; by that conscience which is the lamp lit by the Spirit in every soul of man;... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 48:12-14

DISCOURSE: 581THE CHURCH’S SECURITY IN GODPsalms 48:12-14. Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof: mark ye well her bulwarks; consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.MEN read the Bible in order that they may know what they are to do; and this is well: but they should read the Bible also in order that they may know what they are to expect: for that blessed book... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:1-14

Psalms 48:1-14 Psalms 48:1-14 :Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountains of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King ( Psalms 48:1-2 ).This is still looking forward into the Kingdom Age, when Jesus the great King will dwell in Jerusalem. His throne will be upon Mount Zion. So it is always so exciting to me when I go over to Jerusalem, one of my favorite... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 48:1-14

Title. A psalm for the sons of Korah. Asaph being dead, and his sons not named, we infer that the psalm, as many think, was composed on the Assyrian invasion; for then God was truly great in Zion, in the mountain of his holiness. Psalms 48:2 . Beautiful for situation. Dr. Lightfoot describes the situation of Jerusalem from original authorities. It stood on two hills; Zion was the higher, and more extended hill, being strongly fortified. This David called the Castle: but after the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 48:1-14

Psalms 48:1-14Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised.A song of deliveranceThe psalm has manifestly some historical basis. What is it? The psalm gives these points--a formidable muster before Jerusalem of hostile people under confederate kings with the purpose of laying siege to the city--some mysterious cheek which arrests them before a sword is drawn, as if some panic fear had shot from its towers and shaken their hearts--and a flight in wild confusion from the impregnable dwelling-place... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 48:2-3

Psalms 48:2-3Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion.Spiritual nationalityI. A rehearsal of Jewish history. This is necessary in order to understand the inner meaning of this psalm. Israel’s history begins with Abraham. His life nomadic, wandering, a wilderness life. And so with Israel for centuries it was a forced desert experience.II. The divine philosophy of it. It was to make up the longing for rest, for a settled habitation and a national life. They had learned... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 48:3

Psalms 48:3God is known in her palaces for a refuge.The secret of national greatnessIt is not the nation makes the people, but the people make the nation. On the rulers depends the nation’s prosperity. When God is honoured in the palace He will be worshipped in the cottage. When Atheists make laws, sedition will be the offspring.I. Influence always descends. It is like the rain and dew. The less follow the great. Great power, great wealthy, great minds always lead.II. The great affect the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 48:8-14

Psalms 48:8-14As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of Hosts, in the city of our God.“As we have heard, so have we seen”This is seldom true. In many places we see what we have not heard, and what we have heard we do not see. But when you come into “the city of the Lord of hosts,” the reports about it are true, and the truth exceeds the report.I. It is most important that we listen to true witnesses; for, else, we shall not be able to say, “As we have heard, so have we seen.”... read more

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:8

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:11-13

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:14

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 48:12-14

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:1-14

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 48:1-14

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 48:1-14

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 48:2-3

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 48:3

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 48:8-14

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