Psalm 48:12-15 BSB

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:12

Walk about Zion, and go round about her ,.... These words are either an address to the enemies of the church, sarcastically delivered; calling upon them to come, and surround, and besiege Zion, and see what the issue and consequence of it will he, even the same as that of the kings, Psalm 48:4 ; or to the builders of Zion, as Jarchi observes, to come and take a survey of it, and see what repairs were necessary; or rather to the saints, to the daughters of Judah before mentioned, to take a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:13

Mark ye well her bulwarks ,.... Such as the free favour of God in Christ; which is not only as a shield, but as a bulwark to the church; his everlasting love, electing grace, the covenant of grace, with its blessings and promises, all which are more immovable than rocks and mountains; and especially the power of God, which surrounds his church, as the mountains did Jerusalem; and by which they are kept and preserved as in a garrison, Psalm 125:2 . Also salvation by Christ; his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:14

For this God is our God for ever and ever ,.... Who is spoken of throughout the whole psalm as greatly to be praised, as well as is known in Zion, as the stability, security, and protection of her. This is said as pointing unto him as if visible, as Christ is God manifest in the flesh, now in Gospel times, to which this psalm belongs; as distinguishing him from all others, from the gods of the Gentiles, rejected by the people of God; as claiming an interest in him as their covenant God; as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:12

Walk about Zion - Consider the beauty and magnificence of the temple, count the towers by which it is fortified. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:13

Mark ye well her bulwarks - See the redoubts by which she is defended. Consider her palaces - See her courts, chambers, altars, etc., etc.; make an exact register of the whole, that ye may have to tell to your children how Jerusalem was built in troublesome times; how God restored you; and how he put it into the hearts of the heathen to assist to build, beautify, and adorn the temple of our God. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:14

For this God - Who did all these wonderful things: - Is our God - He is our portion, and he has taken us for his people. He will be our guide - Through all the snares and difficulties of life: - Even unto death - He will never leave us; and we, by his grace, will never abandon him. He is just such a God as we need; infinite in mercy, goodness, and truth. He is our Father, and we are the sons and daughters of God Almighty. Even unto and in death, he will be our portion. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:12

Verse 12 12and 13Encompass Zion, etc. Here the prophet again commends the situation and beauty of Jerusalem, intimating that the city was strongly fortified and impregnable; and he does this, because in these external things the blessing of God in some respect shone forth. We must always bear in mind what he stated in a preceding verse, that “God in her palaces is known for a fortress.” In making mention here of her towers and walls, we are not to suppose that he would have the minds of the... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 14 14.For this God is our God for ever and ever From these words it appears still more clearly, that when the prophet spake of the palaces of Jerusalem, it was not that the godly should keep their eyes fixed upon them, but that by the aid of these outward things they should elevate their minds to the contemplation of the glory of God. God would have them to behold, as it were, the marks of his grace engraven wherever they turned themselves, or rather, to recognize him as present in these... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 48:1-14

The psalm consists of two strophes, nearly of equal length, divided at the end of 2 Chronicles 20:8 by the pause-mark, "Selah." read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 48:8-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 48:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 48:12

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 48:1-14

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