Psalms 48
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Chapter 48
Chapter Overview:
Verses:
The glory and excellency of the church, ver. 1 - 3.
Which God preserves from her enemies, ver. 4 - 8.
God is praised for this, ver. 9, 10.
Who effectually provides for its safety, ver. 11 - 14
A song and psalm for the sons of Korah.
| 48:1 | The city - In Jerusalem. Mountain - In his holy mountain. |
| 48:2 | The joy - This is spoken prophetically, because the joyful doctrine of the gospel was to go from thence to all nations.The city - Of God, who justly calls himself a great king. |
| 48:3 | Known - By long experience. Palaces - Possibly he may point at the king's palace and the temple, which was the palace of the king of heaven; which two palaces God did in a singular manner protect, and by protecting them, protected the whole city and people. |
| 48:4 | The kings - Either those kings confederate against Jehoshaphat, 2 Chronicles 20:1 ,or the Assyrian princes; whom they vain - gloriously called kings, Isaiah 10:8 .Passed - In their march towards Jerusalem. |
| 48:5 | Saw it - They did only look upon it, but not come into it, nor shoot an arrow there - nor cast a bank against it, 19:32 .Marvelled - At the wonderful works wrought by God. |
| 48:6 | Fear - At the tidings of Tirhakah's coming against them, 19:9 , and at that terrible slaughter of their army, ver. 35. |
| 48:7 | Breakest - Thou didst no less violently and suddenly destroy these raging enemies of Jerusalem, than sometimes thou destroyest the ships at sea with a fierce and vehement wind, such as the eastern winds were in those parts. |
| 48:8 | Heard - The predictions of the prophets have been verified by the events. Establish - God will defend her in all succeeding ages. And so God would have done, if Jerusalem had not forsaken him, and forfeited his protection. |
| 48:9 | Thought - It hath been the matter of our serious and deep meditation, when we have been worshipping in thy temple. |
| 48:10 | So - Thou art acknowledged to be such an one as thou hast affirmed thyself to be in thy Word, God Almighty, or All - sufficient, the Lord of hosts, and a strong tower to all that trust in thee.Righteousness - Of righteous actions; by which thou discoverest thy holiness. |
| 48:11 | Judgments - Upon thine and their enemies. |
| 48:12 | Tell - He bids them mark well her towers, bulwarks, and palaces, with thankfulness to God, when they should find upon enquiry, that not one of them were demolished. |
| 48:13 | Tell it - That they may continue their praises to God for this mercy, by which they hold and enjoy all their blessings. |