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Psalm 48:1-2
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Psalm 48[a]

The Splendor of the Invincible City

1 A psalm of the Korahites.[b] A song.

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2 Great is the Lord and highly praised
    in the city of our God:(A)
His holy mountain,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48 A Zion hymn, praising the holy city as the invincible dwelling place of God. Unconquerable, it is an apt symbol of God who has defeated all enemies. After seven epithets describing the city (Ps 48:2–3), the Psalm describes the victory by the Divine Warrior over hostile kings (Ps 48:4–8). The second half proclaims the dominion of the God of Zion over all the earth (Ps 48:9–12) and invites pilgrims to announce that God is eternally invincible like Zion itself (Ps 48:13–14).
  2. 48:1 Korahites: see note on Ps 42:1.
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