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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. 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. We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
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- Chapter Blob Preview: Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were trouble...
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 48:1
Hebrew
שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַח׃shiyr-mizemvor-liveney-qorach
KJV: Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
AKJV: Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
ASV: Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised,
YLT: A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God--His holy hill.
Exposition: Psalms 48:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:2
Hebrew
גָּדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַר־קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃gadvol-yehvah-vmehulal-me'od-ve'iyr-'eloheynv-har-qadeshvo
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.
AKJV: Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
ASV: Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
YLT: Beautiful for elevation, A joy of all the land, is Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 48:2
Psalms 48:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Zion
- King
Exposition: Psalms 48:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:3
Hebrew
יְפֵה נוֹף מְשׂוֹשׂ כָּל־הָאָרֶץ הַר־צִיּוֹן יַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָֽב׃yefeh-nvof-meshvosh-khal-ha'aretz-har-tziyvon-yarekhetey-tzafvon-qireyat-melekhe-rav
KJV: God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
AKJV: God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
ASV: God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
YLT: God in her high places is known for a tower.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 48:3
Psalms 48:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'God is known in her palaces for a refuge.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 48:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'God is known in her palaces for a refuge.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:4
Hebrew
אֱלֹהִים בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ נוֹדַע לְמִשְׂגָּֽב׃'elohiym-ve'aremenvoteyha-nvoda'-lemishegav
KJV: For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
AKJV: For, see, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
ASV: For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
YLT: For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 48:4
Psalms 48:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 48:4
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- For
Exposition: Psalms 48:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:5
Hebrew
כִּֽי־הִנֵּה הַמְּלָכִים נֽוֹעֲדוּ עָבְרוּ יַחְדָּֽו׃khiy-hineh-hamelakhiym-nvo'adv-'averv-yachedav
KJV: They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
AKJV: They saw it, and so they marveled; they were troubled, and hurried away.
ASV: They saw it, then were they amazed;
YLT: They have seen--so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 48:5
Psalms 48:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 48:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:6
Hebrew
הֵמָּה רָאוּ כֵּן תָּמָהוּ נִבְהֲלוּ נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃hemah-ra'v-khen-tamahv-nivehalv-nechefazv
KJV: Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
AKJV: Fear took hold on them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
ASV: Trembling took hold of them there,
YLT: Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 48:6
Psalms 48:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 48:6
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Exposition: Psalms 48:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:7
Hebrew
רְעָדָה אֲחָזָתַם שָׁם חִיל כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃re'adah-'achazatam-sham-chiyl-khayvoledah
KJV: Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
AKJV: You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
ASV: With the east wind
YLT: By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 48:7
Psalms 48:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 48:7
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Exposition: Psalms 48:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:8
Hebrew
בְּרוּחַ קָדִים תְּשַׁבֵּר אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃vervcha-qadiym-teshaver-'oniyvot-tareshiysh
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: As we have heard, so have we seen
YLT: As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her--to the age. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 48:8
Psalms 48:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 48:8
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- Psalms 48:8
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- Selah
Exposition: Psalms 48:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:9
Hebrew
כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ ׀ כֵּן רָאִינוּ בְּעִיר־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֱלֹהִים יְכוֹנְנֶהָ עַד־עוֹלָם סֶֽלָה׃kha'asher-shama'env- -khen-ra'iynv-ve'iyr-yehvah-tzeva'vot-ve'iyr-'eloheynv-'elohiym-yekhvoneneha-'ad-'volam-selah
KJV: We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
AKJV: We have thought of your loving kindness, O God, in the middle of your temple.
ASV: We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God,
YLT: We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 48:9
Psalms 48:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 48:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:10
Hebrew
דִּמִּינוּ אֱלֹהִים חַסְדֶּךָ בְּקֶרֶב הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃dimiynv-'elohiym-chasedekha-veqerev-heykhalekha
KJV: According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
AKJV: According to your name, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth: your right hand is full of righteousness.
ASV: As is thy name, O God,
YLT: As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.
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Psalms 48:10
Psalms 48:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 48:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:11
Hebrew
כְּשִׁמְךָ אֱלֹהִים כֵּן תְּהִלָּתְךָ עַל־קַצְוֵי־אֶרֶץ צֶדֶק מָלְאָה יְמִינֶֽךָ׃kheshimekha-'elohiym-khen-tehilatekha-'al-qatzevey-'eretz-tzedeq-male'ah-yemiynekha
KJV: Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
AKJV: Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your judgments.
ASV: Let mount Zion be glad,
YLT: Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.
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Psalms 48:11
Psalms 48:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 48:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:12
Hebrew
יִשְׂמַח ׀ הַר־צִיּוֹן תָּגֵלְנָה בְּנוֹת יְהוּדָה לְמַעַן מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃yishemach- -har-tziyvon-tagelenah-venvot-yehvdah-lema'an-mishefateykha
KJV: Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
AKJV: Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
ASV: Walk about Zion, and go round about her;
YLT: Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,
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Psalms 48:12
Psalms 48:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 48:12
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- Psalms 48:12
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Zion
Exposition: Psalms 48:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:13
Hebrew
סֹבּוּ צִיּוֹן וְהַקִּיפוּהָ סִפְרוּ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃sovv-tziyvon-vehaqiyfvha-siferv-migedaleyha
KJV: Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
AKJV: Mark you well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that you may tell it to the generation following.
ASV: Mark ye well her bulwarks;
YLT: Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 48:13
Psalms 48:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 48:13
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 48:13
Exposition: Psalms 48:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 48:14
Hebrew
שִׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם ׀ לְֽחֵילָה פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדוֹר אַחֲרֽוֹן׃shiytv-livekhem- -lecheylah-fasegv-'aremenvoteyha-lema'an-tesaferv-ledvor-'acharvon
KJV: For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
AKJV: For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even to death.
ASV: For this God is our God for ever and ever:
YLT: That this God is our God--To the age and for ever, He--he doth lead us over death!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 48:14Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 48:14
Psalms 48:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 48:14
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 48:14
Exposition: Psalms 48:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Psalms 48:1
- Psalms 48:2
- Psalms 48:3
- Psalms 48:4
- Psalms 48:5
- Psalms 48:6
- Psalms 48:7
- Psalms 48:8
- Psalms 48:9
- Psalms 48:10
- Psalms 48:11
- Psalms 48:12
- Psalms 48:13
- Psalms 48:14
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Zion
- King
- For
- Selah
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Psalms 48:1
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