“According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.”
The affirmation that God's praise reaches to the ends of the earth and stretches to the north establishes the universal scope of divine fame. The reference to praise as extending universally suggests that the fame of Zion and its God spreads throughout the entire world. The specific mention of praise reaching to the ends of the earth and the farthest north emphasizes the totality of geographic extension. The connection of God's name to divine deeds suggests that the works of God demonstrated in Zion's protection generate the universal praise. This verse establishes that the particular events at Zion have universal theological and worshipful significance.
Church Fathers on Psalms 48:10
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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