Psalms 48:11
in Psalms 48Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of thy judgments.
KJV
Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
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This verse in Psalms 48
Commentary
11 notes on this verseLet mount Zion rejoice. As the first of the cities of Judah, and the main object of the enemies' attack, let her lead the song. Let the daughters of Judah be glad, let the smaller towns join the chorus, for they join in the common victory. Let the women, who fare worst in the havoc of war, be among the gladdest of the glad, now that the spoilers have fled. All the church, and each individual member, should rejoice in the Lord, and magnify his name. Because of thy judgments.
This site's exposition
Within Your temple, O God
on Psalms 48:9-11
Within Your temple, O God, the worshippers turn from the deliverance to His loving devotion. His name and His praise reach the ends of the earth, and His right hand is full of righteousness. Zion and the daughters of Judah are glad at His judgments.
This site's exposition
the daughters of Judah rejoice
Barnes gave two readings of the daughters of Judah, the smaller towns around the mother city or the women of Judah. Spurgeon held both, the towns joining Zion's song and the women, who suffer most in war, glad that the spoilers fled. Augustine read the judgments as a winnowing.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"Let mount Zion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgments, O Lord" [Psalm 48:10]. O mount Zion, O daughters of Judah, you labour now among tares, among chaff, among thorns ye labour: yet be glad because of God's judgments. God errs not in judgment. Live ye separate, though separate you were not born; not vainly has a voice gone forth from your mouth and heart, "Destroy not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men." He shall winnow with such art, carrying in His hand a fan, that not one grain of wheat shall fall into the heap of chaff prepared to be burned, nor one beard of chaff pass to the heap to be laid up in the garner. [Matthew 3:12] Be glad, O you daughters of Judæa, because of the judgments of God that errs not, and do not yet judge rashly. To you let it belong to collect, to Him let it belong to separate. But think not that the "daughters of Judah" are Jews. Judah is confession; all the sons of confession are all the sons of Judah. For "salvation is of the Jews," [John 4:22] is nothing else than that Christ is of the Jews. This says also the Apostle, "He is not a Jew which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh: but he is a Jew which is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God." [Romans 2:28-29] Be such a Jew; glory in the circumcision of the heart, though you have not the circumcision of the flesh. Let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgments, O Lord.
Let Mount Zion rejoice; let the church rejoice; the daughters of Judah rejoice. You have judged all the spirits from the womb of the church, so that you may yoke the devil and may free the souls of people. Now, O freed spirits, encompass your …
The Medieval Church1 voice
"Let Mount Zion rejoice." Here the effect of the justice wrought by the left hand is set forth, and it is groaning; but the effect of the justice wrought by the right hand is joy. Ps. 18: "The ordinances of the Lord are right, gladdening …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Let us diligently observe the instances and evidences of the church's beauty, strength, and safety, and faithfully transmit our observations to those that shall come after us (
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
Let mount Zion rejoice. As the first of the cities of Judah, and the main object of the enemies' attack, let her lead the song. Let the daughters of Judah be glad, let the smaller towns join the chorus, for they join in the common victory. Let the women, who fare worst in the havoc of war, be among the gladdest of the glad, now that the spoilers have fled. All the church, and each individual member, should rejoice in the Lord, and magnify his name. Because of thy judgments. The righteous acts of the Lord are legitimate subjects for joyful praise. However it may appear on earth, yet in heaven the eternal ruin of the wicked will be the theme of adoring song. Re 19:1, 3: "Alleluia; salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God. For true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia, and her smoke rose up for ever and ever." Justice which to our poor optics now seems severe, will then be perceived to be perfectly consistent with God's name of love, and to be one of the brightest jewels of his crown.
Let Mount Zion rejoice - The temple is restored in majesty, which was threatened with total destruction; it is again repaired. Let the daughters of Judah be glad - That thou hast turned her captivity, and poured out thy judgments upon her oppressors.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Let mount Zion rejoice - Let Jerusalem, the holy city, rejoice or be glad. Mount Zion is evidently used here to designate the city; and the idea is, that the city of God - the holy city - had occasion for joy and gladness in view of the manifestation of the divine favor. Let the daughters of Judah be glad - The phrase “daughters of Judah” “may” denote the smaller cities in the tribe of Judah, that surrounded Jerusalem as the “mother” city - in accordance with an usage quite common in the Hebrew Scriptures. See the notes at Isa 1:8. Perhaps, however, the more obvious interpretation is the correct one, as meaning that the women of Judah had special occasion to rejoice on account of their deliverance from so great danger, and from the horrors which usually attended the siege or the conquest of the city - the atrocities which commonly befall the female sex when a city is captured in war. The “daughters of Judah” are those descended from Judah, or connected with the tribe of Judah. Jerusalem was in the bounds of that tribe, and the name Judah was given to all those that remained after the removal of the ten tribes. Because of thy judgments - Thy righteous interposition in delivering the city and people.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
As is Your name, O God, so is Your praise Just as Your name is great, so is Your praise great in everyone’s mouth.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
We have hoped, O Lord, for Your kindness The prophet repeatedly prays to the Holy One, blessed be He, and says, “We hoped and waited for Your kindness, to see this Your salvation in the midst of Your Temple. Menachem (p.
the daughters of Judah shall exult All the other cities of Judah are as daughters to Zion, as (Num.:42): “and he captured Kenath and its daughters.”
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יִשְׂמַ֤ח׀ | yismach | it will rejoice | H8055 → | 155 times |
| הַר־ | har- | [the] mountain of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| צִיּ֗וֹן | tziyon | Zion | H6726 → | 154 times |
| תָּ֭גֵלְנָה | tagelenah | they will be glad | H1523 → | 45 times |
| בְּנ֣וֹת | benot | [the] daughters of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| לְ֝מַ֗עַן | lemaan | on account of | H4616 → | 272 times |
| מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃ | mishpateikha | judgments your | H4941 → | 422 times |
יִשְׂמַ֤ח׀it will rejoice
yismachH8055 →155 times
הַר־[the] mountain of
har-H2022 →546 times
צִיּ֗וֹןZion
tziyonH6726 →154 times
תָּ֭גֵלְנָהthey will be glad
tagelenahH1523 →45 times
בְּנ֣וֹת[the] daughters of
benotH1323 →588 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
לְ֝מַ֗עַןon account of
lemaanH4616 →272 times
מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃judgments your
mishpateikhaH4941 →422 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
it leads to
- Psalms 86:9
All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Jeremiah 10:7
Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
- Malachi 1:11
For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name…
- Psalms 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- Psalms 86:9
Through
Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
it leads to
- Revelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
- Revelation 19:1–3
After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- Luke 18:7–8
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
- Revelation 6:10
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceJerusalemZionThe eastern ridge David took from the Jebusites and made his stronghold, the name the Psalms and the prophets give the city the LO…
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Arnobius the Younger, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 48; Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 48; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 2; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Exposition on the Psalms of David.