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Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
is Mount Zion,[a] in the far north,[b]
the city of the great king.
God is in her citadels;
he is known as a high stronghold.
For see, the kings assembled;[c]
they advanced together.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:2 Literally “the mountain of Zion”
  2. Psalm 48:2 Literally “far of north”; the word translated “north” could refer to Mount Zaphon
  3. Psalm 48:4 That is, preparing for battle

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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Footnotes

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