Psalms 48:3
God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
BSB
ASV
God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
KJV
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
God is known in her palaces for a refuge. We worship no unknown God. We know him as our refuge in distress, we delight in him as such, and run to him in every time of need. We know nothing else as our refuge. Though we are made kings, and our houses are palaces, yet we have no confidence in ourselves, but trust in the Lord Protector, whose well known power is our bulwark.
Known - By long experience. Palaces - Possibly he may point at the king's palace and the temple, which was the palace of the king of heaven; which two palaces God did in a singular manner protect, and by protecting them, protected the whole city and people.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Through
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
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But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
Through
Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
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What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD…
