The Lord is blessed from Zion,\par from Jerusalem, his home.\par Praise the Lord!\par
Psalm 48:2 - Easy To Read Version God’s holy city is at such a pleasant altitude!\par It makes people around the world happy!\par Mount Zion is the true mountain of God. {\cf2\super [288]} \par It is the city of the Great King.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 Hear these things, all nations. Pay attention, all inhabitants of the world: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hear these things, all ye nations: give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world. |
The Lord is blessed from Zion,\par from Jerusalem, his home.\par Praise the Lord!\par
God’s temple is in Salem. {\cf2\super [432]} \par God’s house is on Mount Zion.\par
City of God, people say wonderful things\par about you.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [496]})\i0 \par
Praise the Lord our God.\par Bow down toward his holy mountain\par and worship him.\par The Lord our God is truly holy!\par
You always told yourself,\par “\{I will be like God Most-High\}.\par I will go to the skies above.\par I will put my throne above God’s stars.\par I will sit on holy mountain, Zaphon. {\cf2\super [150]} \par I will meet \{with the gods\}\par on that mountain.\par
In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [17]} will be on the highest of the mountains. It will be raised higher than all the hills. There will be a steady stream of people from all nations going there.
In the past, people hurt you.\par Those people will bow down before you.\par In the past, people hated you.\par Those people will bow down at your feet.\par Those people will call you\par ‘The Lord’s City.’\par ‘The Zion {\cf2\super [455]} of the Holy One of Israel.’”\par
Jerusalem, be happy!\par All you people who love Jerusalem,\par be happy!\par Sad things happened to Jerusalem,\par so some of you people are sad.\par But now you people should be happy.\par
“I, the Lord, said to myself,\par ‘I want to treat you like my own children.\par I want to give you a pleasant land,\par a land more beautiful\par than any other nation.’\par I thought that you would call me ‘Father.’\par I thought that you would always follow me.\par
The people that pass by on the road\par clap their hands at you in shock.\par They whistle and shake their heads\par at the Daughter of Jerusalem.\par They ask,\par “Is this the city that people called,\par ‘The Perfectly Beautiful City’ and\par ‘The Joy of all the Earth’?”\par
On that day, I promised to take you out of Egypt and lead you to the land I was giving to you. That was a good land filled with many good things. {\cf2\super [141]} It was the most beautiful of all countries!
“‘The northern king will do whatever he wants. No one will be able to stop him. He will gain power and control in the Beautiful land. And he will have the power to destroy it.
Then a little horn grew from one of those four horns. That little horn grew and became very big. It grew toward the southeast. It grew toward the Beautiful Land.
Some people have good, male animals that they could give as sacrifices. \{But they don’t give those good animals to me.\} Some people bring good animals to me. They promise to give those healthy animals to me. But then they secretly exchange those good animals and they give me sick animals. Bad things will happen to those people! I am the Great King. \{You should respect me!\} People all around the world respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said those things!
“People from other nations will be good to you. You will truly have a wonderful country.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
Don’t make a vow using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to God. Don’t make a vow using the name of Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King (God).
But you have not come to that kind of place. The new place you have come to is Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [165]} You have come to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. {\cf2\super [166]} You have come to an excited gathering of thousands of angels.