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Psalms 48:2 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. "
Psalms 48:2
Verse in Context
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[[A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.]] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
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Psalms 48:1
"[[A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.]] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness."
Psalms 48:3
"God is known in her palaces for a refuge."
Psalms 48:4
"For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together."
Psalms 48:5
"They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away."
Psalms 48:6
"Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail."
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