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Psalm 48:2-4
New King James Version
Psalm 48:2-4
New King James Version
2 (A)Beautiful in [a]elevation,
The joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.
3 God is in her palaces;
He is known as her refuge.
4 For behold, (B)the kings assembled,
They passed by together.
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:2 height
Psalm 48:2-4
English Standard Version
Psalm 48:2-4
English Standard Version
2 (A)beautiful in elevation,
is (B)the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
(C)the city of the great King.
3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
4 For behold, (D)the kings assembled;
they came on together.
Psalm 48:2-4
New International Version
Psalm 48:2-4
New International Version
2 Beautiful(A) in its loftiness,
the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[a](B) is Mount Zion,(C)
the city of the Great King.(D)
3 God is in her citadels;(E)
he has shown himself to be her fortress.(F)
4 When the kings joined forces,
when they advanced together,(G)
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
Psalm 48:2-4
King James Version
Psalm 48:2-4
King James Version
2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
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