--- title: "Psalms 48 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read Psalms 48 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole ea" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/48" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/48)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/48)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/48) Audio 1 Great *is* the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, *in* the mountain of his holiness.* 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, *is* mount Zion, *on* the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw *it, and* so they marvelled; they were troubled, *and* hasted away. 6 Fear took hold upon them there, *and* pain, as of a woman in travail. 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. 8 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. 9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. 10 According to thy name, O God, so *is* thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. 11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. 13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell *it* to the generation following.** 14 For this God *is* our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide *even* unto death. [Psalms 47](/study/psalms/47) [Psalms 49](/study/psalms/49) ## Commentary To verse 1 The *title*: *A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah*. To which the *Vulgate, Septuagint, AEthiopic*, and *Arabic* add, *for the second* *day of the week*; for which I believe it would be difficult to find a meaning. It is evidently of the same complexion with the two preceding, and refers to the Jews returned from captivity; and perhaps was sung at the dedication of the second temple, in order to return thanks to the Lord for the restoration of their political state, and the reestablishment of their worship. Verse [Psalms 48:1](/kjv/psalms/48/1). ***Great*****is*****the Lord*** — This verse should be joined to the last verse of the preceding Psalm, as it is a continuation of the same subject; and indeed in some of *Kennicott's* MSS. it is written as a part of the foregoing. *That* concluded with *He is greatly* *exalted; this* begins with *Great is the Lord, and greatly to be* *praised*; i.e., He should be praised according to his greatness; no common praise is suited to the nature and dignity of the Supreme God. ***In the city of our God*** — That is, in the *temple*; or in Jerusalem, where the temple was situated. ***The mountain of his holiness.*** — Mount Moriah, on which the temple was built. The ancient city of Jerusalem, which David took from the Jebusites, was on the *south* of Mount Zion, on which the temple was built, though it might be said to be more properly on Mount *Moriah*, which is one of the *hills* of which Mount Zion is composed. The temple therefore was to the *north* of the city, as the psalmist here states, [Psalms 48:2](/kjv/psalms/48/2): "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King." 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