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Psalm 48:1-3
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Jerusalem, the City of God

A psalm of the sons of Korah [C descendants of Kohath, son of Levi, who served as Temple musicians; 1 Chr. 6:22].

48 The Lord is great; ·he should [L and greatly to] be praised
    in the city of our God, on his holy mountain [C Mount Zion, the location of the Temple].
2 It is ·high and beautiful [beautiful in elevation]
    ·and brings joy to [L the joy of] the whole world [Lam. 2:15].
Mount Zion ·is like the high mountains [L on the sides] of ·the north [or Zaphon; C comparing Yahweh’s mountain with the mountain of Baal];
    it is the city of the Great King.
3 God is within its ·palaces [citadels];
    he is known as its defender.

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Psalm 48:1-3
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Psalm 48[a]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

1 Great is the Lord,(A) and most worthy of praise,(B)
    in the city of our God,(C) his holy mountain.(D)

2 Beautiful(E) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[b](F) is Mount Zion,(G)
    the city of the Great King.(H)
3 God is in her citadels;(I)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
  2. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
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