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Psalms 48:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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 48:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 48:28 words
HebrewMeaning
גָּ֘ד֤וֹלgādwōl
is greatadjH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
וּ/מְהֻלָּ֣לwməhulāl
and is to be praisedconjH1984
celebrate · commend · (deal · make) ···
מְאֹ֑דməʾōd
exceedinglyadvH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
בְּ/עִ֥ירbəʿiyr
in the city ofpronH5892
city · court · town
אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗י/נוּʾĕlōhēynw
God ournounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
הַרhar
the mountain ofnounH2022
mount · promotion
קָדְשֽׁ/וֹqādəšwō
holiness hisnounH6944
dedicated · hallowed · holiness · holy ( day ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 48:2

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 48 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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