Psalm 48:2

New International Version

Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

Cross References

Psalm 50:2

From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

Matthew 5:35

or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

Lamentations 2:15

All who pass your way clap their hands at you; they scoff and shake their heads at Daughter Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?”

Hebrews 12:22

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,

Isaiah 14:13

You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.

Daniel 11:16

The invader will do as he pleases; no one will be able to stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.

Ezekiel 20:6

On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

Malachi 1:14

“Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations.

Daniel 8:9

Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.

Isaiah 66:10

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

Malachi 3:12

“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.

Jeremiah 3:19

“I myself said, “ ‘How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.’ I thought you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following me.

Psalm 76:2

His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.

Psalm 87:3

Glorious things are said of you, city of God:

Psalm 99:9

Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.

Psalm 135:21

Praise be to the Lord from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.

Isaiah 2:2

In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

Isaiah 60:14

The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Daniel 11:45

He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.