“As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.”
The affirmation that as the people have heard, so they have seen regarding God's establishment of the city forever establishes the continuity between tradition and present experience. The reference to hearing suggests the transmission of accounts of divine protection through generations; the story of Zion's security has been passed down. The mention of seeing suggests present experience and verification of these accounts; present observers witness the continuing reality of divine protection. The affirmation of establishment forever suggests that Zion's security operates not merely in one moment but as an enduring principle. This verse establishes the connection between remembered tradition and present experience.
Church Fathers on Psalms 48:8
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…
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