Psalms

Psalm 48:2–3

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

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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 48:2 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.