Psalms 48:1 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 48:1

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

KJV

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ASV

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

WEB

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

YLT

A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God--His holy hill.

DBT

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of ourGod, in the hill of his holiness.

About this book

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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54 verses on the floor

Psalms 42:1
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Micah 4:1
But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
Zechariah 8:3
Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.
Jeremiah 10:6
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Psalms 96:4
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

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His wonderful goodness and righteousness shine forth in the government of the whole world, so that there is no part of it void of his praise, but we are everywhere furnished with abundant matter for praising him. Here, however, the inspired poet celebrates the glory of God which is manifested in the protection of the Church.

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

Of Zion he said kinder things than ever he said of place upon earth. This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it, Ps. cxxxii. It is the city of the great King (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

) who in other places was made little of, was made nothing of. Happy the kingdom, the city, the family, the heart, in which God is great, in which he is uppermost, in which he is all.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Herein Jerusalem typified the gospel church; for what little tribute of praise God has from this earth arises from that church upon earth, which is therefore his tabernacle among men. It is taken under his special protection (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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