Psaume 48:3

3 Elle s'élève avec grâce, la montagne de Sion, joie de toute la terre; du côté du septentrion est la ville du grand Roi.

Psaume 48:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 48:3

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
] As there were palaces in Jerusalem; see ( Psalms 48:13 ) ( 122:7 ) ; so there are in the church of Christ; every place in it is a palace fit for a king; and everyone that has truly a name and a place there are kings and priests unto God: and here God is a "refuge" both for saints and sinners to fly unto; (See Gill on Psalms 46:1); and is "known" to be so; the ministers of the Gospel being here appointed to direct and encourage souls to flee to Christ for refuge, who is the hope set before them in the everlasting Gospel, preached by them to lay hold upon; and all that do flee to him know, by experience, that he is a refuge for them; and as all the people of God do in every time of distress, and when all refuge fails them elsewhere.

Psaume 48:3 In-Context

1 Cantique. Psaume des enfants de Coré.
2 L'Éternel est grand et très digne de louanges, dans la cité de notre Dieu, sur sa montagne sainte.
3 Elle s'élève avec grâce, la montagne de Sion, joie de toute la terre; du côté du septentrion est la ville du grand Roi.
4 Dieu, dans ses palais, est connu pour une haute retraite.
5 Car voici, les rois s'étaient donné rendez-vous; ils s'étaient avancés ensemble.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.