Psalm 48:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² Pretty on high, The joy of all the earth, Is Mount Tsiyon on the sides of the north, The city of the great Sovereign.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Fair and beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth–Mount Zion [the City of David], to the northern side [Mount Moriah and the temple], the [whole] city of the Great King! [Matt. 5:35.]

American Standard Version (1901)

² Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.

Common English Bible

² is a beautiful summit, the joy of the whole world. Mount Zion, in the far north, is the city of the great king.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Hear these things, all nations. Pay attention, all inhabitants of the world:

Psalm 48:2 Cross References

Psalm 135:21

Blessed from Tsiyon, יהוה  be, Who dwells in Yerushalayim! Praise Yah.

Psalm 50:2

From Tsiyon, the perfection of loveliness, Elohim shall shine forth.

Psalm 76:2

And His booth is in Shalĕ

Psalm 87:3

Esteemed matters are spoken of you, O city of Elohim: Selah.

Psalm 99:9

Exalt יהוה  our Elohim, And bow down towards His set-apart mountain; For יהוה  our Elohim is set-apart.

Isaiah 14:13

“For you have said in your heart, ‘Let me go up to the heavens, let me raise my throne above the stars of Ě

Isaiah 2:2

And it shall be in the latter days that the mountain of the House of יהוה  is established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills. And all nations shall flow to it.

Isaiah 60:14

“And the sons of those who afflicted you come bowing to you, and all those who despised you shall bow themselves at the soles of your feet. And they shall call you: City of יהוה, Tsiyon of the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 66:10

“Rejoice with Yerushalayim, and be glad with her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn for her;

Jeremiah 3:19

“But I said, ‘How would I put you among the children and give you a pleasant land, a splendid inheritance of the hosts of nations?’ “And I said, ‘Call Me, “My Father,” and do not turn away from Me.’

Lamentations 2:15

All who pass by have clapped their hands at you. They have whistled, And they shake their heads At the daughter of Yerushalayim, “Is this the city that is called ‘The perfection of loveliness, The joy of all the earth’?”

Ezekiel 20:6

“On that day I lifted My hand in an oath to them, to bring them out of the land of Mitsrayim into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, the splendour of all lands.

Daniel 11:16

“So his opponent shall do as he pleases – with no one standing against him – and stand in the Splendid Land with destruction in his hand.

Daniel 11:45

and he shall pitch the tents of his palace between the seas and the splendid set-apart mountain, but shall come to his end with none to help him.

Daniel 8:9

And from one of them came a little horn which became exceedingly great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the Splendid Land.

Malachi 1:14

“But cursed be the deceiver who has a male in his flock, and makes a vow, but is slaughtering to יהוה  what is blemished. For I am a great Sovereign,” said יהוה  of hosts, “and My Name is feared among nations.

Malachi 3:12

“And all nations shall call you blessed, for you shall be a land of delight,” said יהוה  of hosts.

Matthew 5:35

nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Yerushalayim, for it is the city of the great Sovereign;

Hebrews 12:22

But you have drawn near to Mount Tsiyon and to the city of the living Elohim, to the heavenly Yerushalayim, to myriads of messengers,