Psalm 48 Study Notes
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48:7 The destruction of the ships of Tarshish may refer to an actual event (1Kg 22:48), or this verse could use Tarshish as a representative of the enemies of God (Ps 72:10).
48:8 “Every victory is a foretaste of the final victory which will secure the holy city forever under the Lord’s reign” (Allen P. Ross).
48:9-11 On name, see note at 20:1. The right hand often represented power and was especially significant in military contexts (see note at 16:8).
48:12-14 To encircle the city sounds like some sort of inspection, but in the context of a psalm and worship, it probably refers to a thanksgiving procession around the city (Neh 12:27-30).