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Psalms 48:1

Praise and worshipGod's power and sovereignty
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

2 Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

3 God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

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BSB
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
KJV
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
WEB
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
ASV
Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
DARBY
{A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.} Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.
BLB
A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Great [is] YHWH, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, the mountain of His holiness.
ÅB
Stor er Herren og høylovet i vår Guds stad, på hans hellige berg.
OTB
Stor er Herren, og høyt lovprist
I vår Guds by, Hans hellige fjell.
B1930
Stor er Herren og høilovet i vår Guds stad, på hans hellige berg.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Micah 4:1

    In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.

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  • Zechariah 8:3

    This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”

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  • Isaiah 2:2–3

    In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

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  • Psalms 96:4

    For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

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  • Psalms 46:4

    There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

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  • Psalms 145:3

    Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.

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  • Revelation 21:2

    I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

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  • Psalms 87:3

    Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

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