Psalms 50:2
1 The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
4 He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
- KJV
- Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
- WEB
- Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.
- ASV
- Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.
- DARBY
- Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.
- BLB
- From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
- ÅB
- Fra Sion, skjønnhetens krone, stråler Gud fram.
- OTB
- Fra Sion, skjønnhetens fullkommenhet,
Har Gud åpenbart sitt lys. - B1930
- Fra Sion, skjønnhetens krone, stråler Gud frem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Read in contextPsalms 48:2
Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
Read in contextPsalms 80:1
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Read in contextRevelation 1:16
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Read in contextHosea 5:15
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:2
He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:3–4
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
Read in contextPsalms 94:1
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
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