Psalms 48:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. ”

Psalms 48:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Great is the Lord - That is, he is high and exalted; he is a Being of great power and glory. He is not weak and feeble, like the idols worshipped by other nations. He is able to defend his people...
Psalms 48:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

" (a) A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah." Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the (b) city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness. (a) Some put this difference between a...
Psalms 48:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XLVIII. A Psalm which Describes the Impression made on a Pilgrim by his Visit to Zion. Psalms 48:1 f. Praise of Zion. sides of the north is hard to comprehend. It has been explained as contras...
Psalms 48:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Title.. Song. Hebrew. Shir . See App-65. Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. See App-65. for the sons of Korah . See App-63. The fifth of nine so ascribed; and the last of the four Psalms celebrating th...
Psalms 48:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised. The prophet, before proceeding to make mention of that special example of the favor of God towards them, to which I have adverted, teaches in...
Psalms 48:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Great is the Lord - This verse should be joined to...
Psalms 48:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The ornaments and privileges of the church. A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Title. קרח לבני מזמור שׁיר Shiir mizmor libnei korach. — This is a triumphant hymn, the author of which...
Psalms 48:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Psalms 48:1-14 .-Praise-song after deliverance. Jerusalem's special relation to God, the...
Psalms 48:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. celebrates the safety and glory of Jerusalem, and the praise of her divine King. The deliverance He has wrought is vividly portrayed, and we can hardly fail to recognise that the overthrow o...
Psalms 48:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To be praised. — See Psalms 18:3 , Note.
Psalms 48:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 48:1-14 THE situation seems the same as in Psalms 46:1-11 , with which this psalm has many points of contact. In both we have the same triumph, the same proud affection for the holy city a...
Psalms 48:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The City of Our God” Psalms 48:1-14 This psalm also probably dates from 2 Chronicles 20:20 . Tekoa was only three hours' march from Jerusalem and commanded an extensive view, so that Psalms...
Psalms 48:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In Psa 46:1-11 the dominant note was of confidence, because of the government of God in the midst of His people. This is a song describing the experience resulting from such government. It is the ant...
Psalms 48:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The prophet, in a beautiful strain, is here extolling mount Zion. It should seem to mean principally the Zion of Jesus, the gospel Zion. In this spiritual sense it is most lovely indeed. He...
Psalms 48:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Great [is] the Lord ,.... The same that in the foregoing psalm is said to be gone, up to heaven with a shout, to sit on the throne of his holiness, to reign over the Heathen, and to be King over all...
Psalms 48:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 48:1 « 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. A Psalm and Song for the...
Psalms 48:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Great is the Lord , &c. Great is the majesty and the power of Jehovah; who is therefore to be celebrated with the highest praises; in the city of our God Especially in his own city Jerusalem,...
Psalms 48:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Beauty and Strength of Zion. A song and psalm for the sons of Korah. 1 Great is the L ORD , and greatly to b...
Psalms 48:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 48 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm was composed upon the occasion of some eminent deliverance vouchsafed by God to the city of Jerusalem from some potent enemy and dreadful danger; either that in Jeh...
Psalms 48:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Greatness of God And The Beauty Of The Place Which Represents His Dwelling Among Men ( Psalms 48:1-3 ). Psalms 48:13 ‘Great is YHWH, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in h...
Psalms 48:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription . “ A Song and Psalm .” “It is not easy,” says Barnes, “to account for this double appellation, or to distinguish between the meaning of these words, though probably t...
Psalms 48:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 48 There is one event, and only one, in Jewish history which corresponds point for point to the details of this Psalm the crushing destruction of the Assyrian army under Sennacherib. We may...
Psalms 48:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 48:1-3 . 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 side...
Psalms 48:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Title. A psalm for the sons of Korah. Asaph being dead, and his sons not named, we infer that the psalm, as many think, was composed on the Assyrian invasion; for then God was truly great in Zion,...
Psalms 48:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. A song of deliverance The psalm has manifestly some historical basis. What is it? The psalm gives these points--a formidable muster before Jerusale...
Psalms 48:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION HERE we have another psalm of thanksgiving for a deliverance, but not apparently for the same deliverance as gave occasion for either of the two preceding psalms. Israel had now bee...
Psalms 48:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in setting forth His fame in psalms of thanksgiving, in the city of our God, where the Tabernacle and afterward the Temple stood, in the mountain of Hi...
Psalms 48:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 20:1-37 ; Hebrews 12:22 ; Isaiah 2:2 ; Isaiah 2:3 ; Isaiah 27:13 ; Jeremiah 31:23 ; Micah 4:1 ; Matthew 24:15 ; Nehemiah 9:5 ; Obadiah 1:17 ; Psalms 30:1 ; Psalms 46:1 ; Psa...
Psalms 48:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The city — In Jerusalem. Mountain — In his holy mountain.

Psalms 48:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 48:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 48:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 48:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 48:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 48:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 48:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 48:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 48:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 48:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 48:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 48:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 48:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 48:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 48:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 48:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 48:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes