Psalms 48:8 - Exposition

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God ; i.e. as we have heard of former deliverances of Jerusalem from the attacks of enemies; e.g. from Shishak ( 2 Chronicles 12:2-12 ), from Zorah ( 2 Chronicles 14:9-13 ), so now we have seen with our own eyes a deliverance of the same favoured city, such as might be expected from the fact that she is "the city of the Lord of hosts, the city of our God." Having seen with our own eyes Jerusalem thus delivered, we come to the conclusion that God will establish it for ever.