Psalm 48:1

Good News Translation (US Version)

The Lord is great and is to be highly praised in the city of our God, on his sacred hill.

Cross References

Micah 4:1

In days to come the mountain where the Temple stands will be the highest one of all, towering above all the hills. Many nations will come streaming to it,

Zechariah 8:3

I will return to Jerusalem, my holy city, and live there. It will be known as the faithful city, and the hill of the Lord Almighty will be called the sacred hill.

Psalm 96:4

The Lord is great and is to be highly praised; he is to be honored more than all the gods.

Psalm 46:4

There is a river that brings joy to the city of God, to the sacred house of the Most High.

Psalm 145:3

The Lord is great and is to be highly praised; his greatness is beyond understanding.

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared and ready, like a bride dressed to meet her husband.

Psalm 87:3

Listen, city of God, to the wonderful things he says about you:

Revelation 19:5

Then there came from the throne the sound of a voice, saying, “Praise our God, all his servants and all people, both great and small, who have reverence for him!”

Matthew 24:15

“You will see ‘The Awful Horror’ of which the prophet Daniel spoke. It will be standing in the holy place.” (Note to the reader: understand what this means!)

Psalm 99:9

Praise the Lord our God, and worship at his sacred hill! The Lord our God is holy.

Psalm 87:1

The Lord built his city on the sacred hill;

Psalm 86:10

You are mighty and do wonderful things; you alone are God.

Psalm 78:68

Instead he chose the tribe of Judah and Mount Zion, which he dearly loves.

Psalm 65:1

O God, it is right for us to praise you in Zion and keep our promises to you,

Psalm 47:8

God sits on his sacred throne; he rules over the nations.

Psalm 46:1

God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.

Psalm 2:6

“On Zion, my sacred hill,” he says, “I have installed my king.”

Hebrews 12:22

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, with its thousands of angels.

Obadiah 1:17

“But on Mount Zion some will escape, and it will be a sacred place. The people of Jacob will possess the land that is theirs by right.

Jeremiah 31:23

The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says, “When I restore the people to their land, they will once again say in the land of Judah and in its towns, ‘May the Lord bless the sacred hill of Jerusalem, the holy place where he lives.’

Isaiah 27:13

When that day comes, a trumpet will be blown to call back from Assyria and Egypt all the Israelites who are in exile there. They will come and worship the Lord in Jerusalem, on his sacred hill.

Psalm 147:5

Great and mighty is our Lord; his wisdom cannot be measured.

Psalm 30:1

I praise you, Lord, because you have saved me and kept my enemies from gloating over me.

Nehemiah 9:5

The following Levites gave a call to worship: Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God; praise him forever and ever! Let everyone praise his glorious name, although no human praise is great enough.”

Psalm 42:1

As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God.