Psalms 48:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גָּ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד בְּעִ֥יר אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּ הַר־קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃

Transliteration

gādôl YHWH û-məhullāl məʾōd in ʿîr ʾĕlōhênû har-qodšô

Grammar Details

• *gādôl*: masculine singular adjective - great
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *û-məhullāl*: waw conjunction + pual participle masculine singular - and praised
• *məʾōd*: adverb - very/exceedingly
• *ʿîr*: construct state - city of
• *ʾĕlōhênû*: masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our God
• *har-qodšô*: masculine singular construct + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - mountain of his holiness

Word Meanings

• *gādôl*: great/large/mighty
• *məhullāl*: praised/celebrated/renowned
• *məʾōd*: very/exceedingly/greatly
• *har-qodšô*: his holy mountain/his mountain of holiness

Referenced Verses

• Ps 50:2 : 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined{H8689)}.
• 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{H8761)} with understanding{H8688)}. 8 God reigneth{H8804)} over the heathen: God sitteth{H8804)} upon the throne of his holiness.