King James Version
Psalms 48:2 in the King James Version says “Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great Kin...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 48 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”
Psalms 48:2 · KJV
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. for: or, of
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“on the sides”
H3411properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
“of the north”
H6828properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
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