←Psalm 48→BSB

In This Chapter 11 places 19 terms 2 themes 2 resources

Places

    Key Terms

    Kindness (Solidarity) 3 Righteousness (Standard) 2 Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Be (Or Show Oneself) Just Acquit Justice (Right) Righteousness (Act) Just Put Right With Make Righteous Deserved Justify (Vindicate) Justify Justly Justice Righteousness (Quality)

    Themes

    Jerusalem Zion

    Resources

    Psalms Book Overview Music Articles

    Broken Bondage

    A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

    ⓘ This song of Zion (see also Pss 46,...

    This song of Zion (see also Pss 46, 76, 87, 122) explicitly views Jerusalem (Zion) as the city of the Great King where the godly find protection (48:1–3). God rules from Zion in faithfulness, righteousness, and justice, and he inspires his subjects with confidence and joy (48:9–11). They commit themselves to seeing the glory of Zion for themselves so that they can tell the next generation about it (48:8, 12–14).
    1Great is the LORD,and greatly to be praisedin the city of our God,His holy mountain.2Beautiful in loftiness,the joy of all the earth,like the peaks of Zaphon† is Mount Zion,the city of the great King.3God is in her citadels;He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
    4For behold, the kings assembled;they all advanced together.5They saw and were astounded;they fled in terror.6Trembling seized them there,anguish like a woman in labor.7With a wind from the eastYou wrecked the ships of Tarshish.†
    8As we have heard, so we have seenin the city of the LORD of Hosts,in the city of our God:God will establish her forever.Selah
    ⓘ The psalmist joyfully celebrates the Lord’s presence in...

    The psalmist joyfully celebrates the Lord’s presence in the midst of the community, reflecting on the faithfulness, righteousness, and justice of God’s rule.
    9Within Your temple, O God,we contemplate Your loving devotion.10Your name, O God, like Your praise,reaches to the ends of the earth;Your right hand is full of righteousness.11Mount Zion is glad,the daughters† of Judah rejoice,on account of Your judgments.
    ⓘ towers... fortified walls... citadels: These structures provide a...

    towers . . . fortified walls . . . citadels: These structures provide a visual tour of Zion’s strength.
    12March around Zion, encircle her,count her towers,13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels,that you may tell the next generation.14For this God is our God forever and ever;He will be our guide even till death.†