John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:11
Let Mount Zion rejoice ,.... The church in general; see Psalm 48:1 ; let the daughters of Judah be glad ; particular churches; and so the Targum renders it, "the congregations of the house of Judah"; or particular believers; such as are called the daughters of Jerusalem, and the daughters of Zion, Song of Solomon 3:10 ; these are exhorted to joy and gladness, at the loving kindness of God, at the spread of his name and glory to the ends of the earth, and at his righteousness his... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 48:8-14
We have here the good use and improvement which the people of God are taught to make of his late glorious and gracious appearances for them against their enemies, that they might work for their good. I. Let our faith in the word of God be hereby confirmed. If we compare what God has done with what he has spoken, we shall find that, as we have heard, so have we seen (Ps. 48:8), and what we have seen obliges us to believe what we have heard. 1. ?As we have heard done in former providences, in... read more