“Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.”
The psalmist opens with the declaration that the LORD is great and worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy mountain. The affirmation of God's greatness and worthiness of praise is grounded specifically in Zion, God's holy mountain and the seat of God's presence in the ancient world. The psalm celebrates the city of God and its role in God's purposes. The opening establishes that praise of God is inseparably connected to the recognition of God's presence in Zion.
Church Fathers on Psalms 48:1
1. The title of this Psalm is, “A song of praise, to the sons of Korah, on the second day of the week.” Concerning this what the Lord deigns to grant receive ye like sons of the firmament. For on the second day of the week, that is, the day after the first which we call the Lord's day, which also is called the second week-day, was made the firmament of Heaven. Genesis 1:6-8 ...The second day of the week then we ought not to understand but of the Church of Christ: but the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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