Psalm 48:3

New American Bible - revised edition

fairest of heights, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, the heights of Zaphon, the city of the great king.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:7

David nevertheless captured the fortress of Zion, which is the City of David.

2 Chronicles 12:7

When the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: Because they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them; I will give them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem through Shishak.

Psalm 125:1

A song of ascents. Those trusting in the Lord are like Mount Zion, unshakable, forever enduring.

Psalm 135:21

Blessed be the Lord from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem! Hallelujah!

Psalm 46:7

Though nations rage and kingdoms totter, he utters his voice and the earth melts.

Psalm 50:2

From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

Song of Solomon 6:4

M Beautiful as Tirzah are you, my friend; fair as Jerusalem, fearsome as celestial visions!

Lamentations 2:15

All who pass by on the road, clap their hands at you; They hiss and wag their heads over daughter Jerusalem: “Is this the city they used to call perfect in beauty and joy of all the earth?”