Psalm 48:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

beautiful and majestic, brings joy to all on earth. Mount Zion, truly sacred, is home for the Great King.

Cross References

Psalm 135:21

Praise the LORD from Zion! He lives here in Jerusalem. Shout praises to the LORD!

Psalm 50:2

God shines brightly from Zion, the most beautiful city.

Psalm 76:2

Your home is on Mount Zion in the city of peace.

Psalm 87:3

Zion, you are the city of God, and wonderful things are told about you.

Psalm 99:9

We praise you, LORD God, and we worship you at your sacred mountain. Only you are God!

Isaiah 14:13

You said to yourself, “I'll climb to heaven and place my throne above the highest stars. I'll sit there with the gods far away in the north.

Isaiah 2:2

In the future, the mountain with the LORD's temple will be the highest of all. It will reach above the hills; every nation will rush to it.

Isaiah 60:14

The descendants of enemies who hated and ill-treated you will kneel at your feet. They will say, “You are Zion, the city of the LORD, the holy God of Israel.”

Isaiah 66:10

If you love Jerusalem, celebrate and shout! If you were in sorrow because of the city, you can now be glad.

Jeremiah 3:19

I have always wanted to treat you as my children and give you the best land, the most beautiful on earth. I wanted you to call me “Father” and not turn from me.

Lamentations 2:15

Those who pass by shake their heads and sneer as they make fun and shout, “What a lovely city you were, the happiest on earth, but look at you now!”

Ezekiel 20:6

I swore that I would rescue them from Egypt and lead them to a land I had already chosen. This land was rich with milk and honey and was the most splendid land of all.

Daniel 11:16

The king who invaded from the north will do as he pleases, and he will even capture and destroy the holy land.

Daniel 11:45

After this, he will set up camp between the Mediterranean Sea and Mount Zion. Then he will be destroyed, and no one will be able to save him.

Daniel 8:9

A little horn came from one of these, and its power reached to the south, the east, and even to the holy land.

Malachi 1:14

Instead of offering the acceptable animals you have promised, you bring me those that are unhealthy. I will punish you for this, because I am the great King, the LORD All-Powerful, and I am worshipped by nations everywhere.

Malachi 3:12

Everyone of every nation will talk about how I have blessed you and about your wonderful land. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken!

Matthew 5:35

The earth is God's footstool, so don't swear by the earth. Jerusalem is the city of the great king, so don't swear by it.

Hebrews 12:22

You have now come to Mount Zion and to the heavenly Jerusalem. This is the city of the living God, where thousands and thousands of angels have come to celebrate.