Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] {Mount Zion}, {in the far north}, [the] city of [the] great king.
New American Standard Bible
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The
King James Version
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Holman Bible
is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion on the slopes of the north
is the city of the great King.
International Standard Version
Beautifully situated, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion towards the north, the city of the great King.
A Conservative Version
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
American Standard Version
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
Amplified
Fair and beautiful in elevation, the joy of all the earth,
Is Mount Zion [the City of David] in the far north,
The city of the great King.
Darby Translation
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Julia Smith Translation
Fair of elevation, the joy of all the earth, is mount Zion, the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
King James 2000
Beautiful for elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Modern King James verseion
Beautiful on high, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The hill of Zion is like a fair plant, whereof all the land rejoiceth: upon the north side lieth the city of the great King.
NET Bible
It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.
New Heart English Bible
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
Webster
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
World English Bible
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King.
Youngs Literal Translation
Beautiful for elevation, A joy of all the land, is Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.
Themes
Cities » Built » In pleasant situations
Glory of the The church » Consist in its » Eminent position
Jerusalem » Described as » Joy of the whole earth
Jerusalem » Called » City of the great king
References
Word Count of 18 Translations in Psalm 48:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zion Exalted
1 Yahweh [is] great and very worthy of praise in the city of our God, in his {holy mountain}. 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] {Mount Zion}, {in the far north}, [the] city of [the] great king. 3 God [is] in her citadels; he is known as a [high] stronghold.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 50:2
From Zion, [the] perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
Lamentations 2:15
They clap hands over you, all who pass along the way; they hiss and they shake their head, at the daughter of Jerusalem. Is this the city of which it is said, "A perfection of beauty, a joy for all the earth?"
Matthew 5:35
or by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king.
Ezekiel 20:6
On that day {I swore} to them to bring them out from the land of Egypt to [the] land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey--it [is the most] beautiful of all of the lands.
Psalm 47:7-8
For God [is] king of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
Isaiah 14:13
And you yourself said in your heart, 'I will ascend [to] heaven; I will raise up my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit on [the] mountain of assembly on the summit of Zaphon;
Isaiah 60:15-20
Instead of you being forsaken and hated {with no one passing through,} I will {make} you an everlasting {object of pride}, a joy of {coming generations}.
Isaiah 66:10
"Rejoice with Jerusalem and shout in exultation with her, all those who love her! Rejoice with her [in] joy, all those who mourn over her,
Jeremiah 3:19
Then I thought, 'How I would set you among the children, and I would give you a land of desire, an inheritance of [the] glory of [the] hosts of nations.' And I thought, 'You would call me, "My father," and you would not turn back from {behind} me.'
Daniel 8:9
{And from one of them} came forth horn, {a little one}, and it grew exceedingly toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beautiful land.
Daniel 11:16
And the [one] coming to him will act {according to} his pleasure, and there is no [one who] {will stand} {before him}, and he will stand in {the beautiful land} and complete destruction [will be] in his power.
Malachi 1:14
"Cursed is the one who cheats, who has in his flock a male and vows [it], but [instead] sacrifices a blemished one to the Lord! For I [am] a great king," says Yahweh of hosts, "and my name [is] awesome among the nations."
Malachi 3:12
"And all the nations will call you blessed, because you will be {a land in which one takes joy}," says Yahweh of hosts.
Hebrews 12:22
But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to tens of thousands of angels, to the festal gathering