Psalms 48:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 50:2 : 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
  • Matt 5:35 : 35 ‹Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.›
  • Lam 2:15 : 15 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?
  • Ezek 20:6 : 6 In the day [that] I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which [is] the glory of all lands:
  • Isa 14:13 : 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
  • Isa 60:15-20 : 15 ¶ Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through [thee], I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. 16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD [am] thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. 17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. 18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
  • Isa 66:10 : 10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
  • Jer 3:19 : 19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
  • Dan 8:9 : 9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant [land].
  • Dan 11:16 : 16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
  • Mal 1:14 : 14 But cursed [be] the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I [am] a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name [is] dreadful among the heathen.
  • Mal 3:12 : 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
  • Heb 12:22 : 22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
  • Ps 47:7-8 : 7 For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. 8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

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    1¶ A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness.

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    3God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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    11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

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    2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

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    12¶ Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

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    1¶ A Psalm [or] Song for the sons of Korah. His foundation [is] in the holy mountains.

    2The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

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  • Ps 99:2
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    2The LORD [is] great in Zion; and he [is] high above all the people.

  • Isa 2:14-15
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    14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills [that are] lifted up,

    15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

  • Isa 33:5
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    5The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

  • Ps 125:1-2
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    1¶ A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.

    2As the mountains [are] round about Jerusalem, so the LORD [is] round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

  • Ps 68:15-16
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    73%

    15¶ The hill of God [is as] the hill of Bashan; an high hill [as] the hill of Bashan.

    16Why leap ye, ye high hills? [this is] the hill [which] God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell [in it] for ever.

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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

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    8¶ 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.

  • Ps 102:16
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    16When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

  • Ps 135:21
    72%

    21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

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    2In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

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    2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

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  • Ps 46:4
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    4[There is] a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the most High.

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    8¶ Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.

  • Ps 149:2
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    2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

  • Ps 132:13
    70%

    13For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.

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    35‹Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.›

  • Ps 128:5
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    5The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

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    3¶ Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

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    4Thou [art] more glorious [and] excellent than the mountains of prey.

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    25How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!

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    48From Aroer, which [is] by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which [is] Hermon,

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    69%

    10All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and [from] the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

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    69%

    18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

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    2For the LORD most high [is] terrible; [he is] a great King over all the earth.

  • Ps 89:12
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    12The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

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    69%

    6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great [is] the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

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    8¶ And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

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    3The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

  • 2 Sam 5:7
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    7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David.

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    1¶ In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will [God] appoint [for] walls and bulwarks.

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    2For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his name.

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    69%

    3Thus 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.

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    69%

    17¶ But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

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    1¶ Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely.

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    7Peace be within thy walls, [and] prosperity within thy palaces.