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“The City of Our God”
[Psalms 48:1-14](../../../kjv/psalms/48/1-14)
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This psalm also probably dates from [2 Chronicles 20:20](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/20/20) . Tekoa was only three hours’ march from Jerusalem and commanded an extensive view, so that [Psalms 48:4-5](../../../kjv/psalms/48/4-5) were literally true.
The psalmist celebrates the beauty and glory of Zion, [Psalms 48:1-3](../../../kjv/psalms/48/1-3) . The Church today is the City of the great King. Apart from God, the fairest palace is no refuge; but a cottage becomes a palace if God is known and loved there. Judah’s recent deliverance is gratefully commemorated, [Psalms 48:4-8](../../../kjv/psalms/48/4-8) . It is a sublime picture: the gathered array, the dismay, flight, and destruction of the foe. Then comes the call to loving thought on God’s care and goodness, [Psalms 48:9-14](../../../kjv/psalms/48/9-14) . Notice those two sentences *-* “ *As* we have heard, *so* we have seen,” [Psalms 48:8](../../../kjv/psalms/48/8) ; and, “ *As* is thy name, *so* is thy praise,” [Psalms 48:10](../../../kjv/psalms/48/10) . Whatever we have been told by our fathers about God, God is prepared to be and do for *us;* and our aim should be to praise Him worthily. Think of His love till your heart kindles to praise; and remember that this God is yours forever and ever. Let us surrender to Him the guidance of every step, until we pass through death into His immediate presence.

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