Psalms 48:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 48:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 48:2 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great Kin..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 48:2 — KJV
“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 48:2 (KJV)
Psalms 48:2 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 48:2
“Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. punish: Heb. visit upon stout...: Heb. greatness of the heart”
Shares key themes with Psalms 48:2: whole, mount, zion
“Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. retire: or, strengthen destruction: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Psalms 48:2: zion, north, great
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 48:2: earth, sides, north
“Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 48:2: earth, north, great
“All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? by: Heb. by the way”
Shares key themes with Psalms 48:2: joy, whole, earth
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