As we: Psalms 44:1-2, Psalms 78:3-6; Isaiah 38:19
city of the Lord: Psalms 48:1-2
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Psalms 48:8
Psalms 48:8
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Psalms 48 — OverviewPsalms 48 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm, as the two former, is a triumphant song; some think it was
penned on occasion of Jehoshaphat's victory (2 Chron. xx.), others of
Sennacherib's defeat, when his army laid siege to Jerusalem in…Psalms 48 — OverviewPsalms 48 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 48:1, The ornaments and privileges of the church. This Psalm is supposed to have been sung at the dedication of the second temple; though some think it was composed on the victory obtained by Jehoshaphat. 2Chr.…Psalms 48 — OverviewPsalms 48 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSong [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. This psalm is entitled a "song psalm", a psalm to be sung vocally; or "a song and psalm" to be sung both vocally and instrumentally; and is one of the spiritual songs the apostle…Psalms 48:1-14Psalms 48:1-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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 been delivered from a…Psalms 48:1-14Psalms 48:1-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryGod's own Church the object of his special care.
In this psalm, which is both song and psalm, and is one of those "for the sons of Korah," there is a general theme, illustrated by a reference to some historic event.…Psalms 48:1-14Psalms 48:1-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Church and her Head.
This psalm may teach us something of—
I. THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH. The outward is the symbol of the inward. The glory of the Church is not material, but moral. Mind is of all things the…