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 Jehoshaphat's time, 2Ch 20 $, or that under Hezekiah, 2Ki 18$, 19$; in both which times there were holy prophets, by some of whom this Psalm might be made. A Song and Psalm; of which see See Poole on "Psalms 30:1", which hath the same title. The prophet describeth the glory and excellency of the church, Psalms 48:1-3, preserved from her potent enemies, Psalms 48:4-8 for which God is glorified, Psalms 48:9,10, and the faithful invited to take notice of its beauty and firmness, to transmit it to following generations, Psalms 48:11-14. In the city of our God; in Jerusalem, which he hath chosen for his dwelling-place. In the mountain of his holiness, i.e. in his holy mountain; either Zion, where the ark and tabernacle was; or rather Moriah, where the temple now was. Although both of them are supposed by some to be but one mountain, having two tops; and it is certain that both are frequently called by one name, to wit, Zion.