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Beautifully situated,
    the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion towards the north,[a]
    the city of the great King.
Within her citadels
    God is known as a place of refuge.

Behold, when the kings assembled together,
    when they traveled together,

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  1. Psalm 48:2 Or on the northern side

Beautiful(A) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[a](B) is Mount Zion,(C)
    the city of the Great King.(D)
God is in her citadels;(E)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(F)

When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,(G)

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  1. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.