Psalms

Psalm 48:1–3

¹A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Great is the LORD,

and greatly to be praised

in the city of our God,

His holy mountain.

²Beautiful in loftiness,

the joy of all the earth,

like the peaks of Zaphon^a is Mount Zion,

the city of the great King.

³God is in her citadels;

He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

Footnotes

a 48:2 Or in the far north; the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites was Zaphon

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A song	שִׁ֥יר	šîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7892 song
A Psalm	מִ֝זְמוֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of the sons	לִבְנֵי־	liḇ·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Korah	קֹֽרַח׃	qō·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7141 Korach
Great is	גָּ֘ד֤וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and greatly	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
to be praised	וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל	ū·mə·hul·lāl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H1984 shine
in the city	בְּעִ֥יר	bə·‘îr	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
of our God	אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
His holy	קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃	qā·ḏə·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
mountain	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Beautiful	יְפֵ֥ה	yə·p̄êh	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3303 fair, beautiful
in loftiness	נוֹף֮	nō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5131 elevation, height
the joy	מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ	mə·śō·wś	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4885 id.
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
like the peaks	יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	yar·kə·ṯê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3411 flank, side
of Zaphon	צָפ֑וֹן	ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
Mount	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Zion	צִ֭יּוֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
the city	קִ֝רְיַ֗ת	qir·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7151 town, city
of the great	רָֽב׃	rāḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
King	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
is in her citadels	בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֗יהָ	bə·’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H759 citadel
He has shown Himself to be	נוֹדַ֥ע	nō·w·ḏa‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
a fortress	לְמִשְׂגָּֽב׃	lə·miś·gāḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4869 secure height, retreat

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 48:1 Micah 4:1 · Zechariah 8:3 · Isaiah 2:2–3 · Psalm 96:4 · Psalm 46:4 · Psalm 145:3 · Revelation 21:2 · Psalm 87:3 · Psalm 99:3–4 · Psalm 47:8 · Psalm 86:10 · Matthew 24:15

Psalm 48:2 Psalm 50:2 · Matthew 5:35 · Lamentations 2:15 · Hebrews 12:22 · Daniel 11:16 · Isaiah 14:13 · Ezekiel 20:6 · Psalm 47:7–8 · Isaiah 60:15–20 · Malachi 1:14 · Daniel 8:9 · Isaiah 66:10

Psalm 48:3 Zechariah 2:4–5 · Psalm 125:1 · Psalm 46:7 · Isaiah 37:33–36 · Psalm 76:1–5 · Isaiah 4:5–6 · 2 Chronicles 12:7 · 2 Chronicles 20:1–37 · 2 Chronicles 14:9–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.