The ornaments and privileges of the church.
0aA Song and Psalm 1for the sons of Korah.
1Or, of. Ps. 46, title.
a Pss. 30,42, titles.
1GREAT is bthe LORD, and greatly to be praised in the ccity of our God, in the dmountain of his holiness.
b Job 11.7. Ps. 145.5; 147.5; 111.9; 89.7; 86.10; 65.1. c v.2. Ps. 46.4; 78.68; 122; 76.2. d Ps. 2.6. Is. 2.3.
2eBeautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the fsides of the north, the city of the ggreat King.
e Ps. 50.2. Eze. 20.6. Da. 8.9; 11.16. La. 2.15. Is. 2.2,3; 60.15,19. f Is. 14.13. g Ps. 47.2,7,8. Mat. 5.35.
3God his known in her palaces for a refuge.
h v.4-8. Ex. 34.24. 2Ch. 12.7; 14.9-15; 20; 32.1-22.
4For, ilo, jthe kings were assembled, they passed by together.
i 2Sa. 10.6-19. 2Ch. 12; 14; 20; 32. Is. 10.28-34; 17.12-14; 29.5-8; 30.30-33; 33.10-12,23; 37.7,33-38. j 2Ki. 19.35,36.
5They saw it , and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and khasted away.
k Ps. 104.7.
6Fear ltook hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in *travail.
*travail-childbirth.
l Ex. 15.14-16. Is. 13.7,8; 37.36.
7Thou mbreakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
m Eze. 27.25,26. Re. 18.17. Je. 18.17.
8As nwe have heard, so have we seen in othe city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our pGod: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
n Ps. 44.1,2; 78.3-6. Is. 38.19. o v.1,2. Mat. 5.35. Is. 60.14. p Ps. 46.5; 87.5. Is. 2.2; 33.20. Mat. 16.18.
9We qhave thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
q Ps. 104.34; 105.1-6; 135.1,2. Is. 30.15.
10rAccording to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: sthy right hand is full of righteousness.
r Jos. 7.9. Ps. 113.3. v.1. Ps. 111.9; 113.3; 65.1,2; 126.1-3. Is. 12.4-6. De. 28.58. s Ps. 145.17; 11.5-7; 45.7. Re. 19.2,11; 15.3.
11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, tbecause of thy judgments.
t 2Ki. 19.21. 2Ch. 20.26,27. Ps. 58.10; 97.7,8. Re. 16.5-7; 15.4; 18.20; 19.1-7; 14.
12Walk uabout Zion, and go round about her: vtell the towers thereof.
u Ne. 12.31. v Is. 33.20; 37.33; 10.32. Eze. 43.11. Ge. 15.5. Ps. 22.17.
132Mark ye well her *bulwarks, 3consider her palaces; that ye may tell it wto the generation following.
2Heb. Set your heart to her bulwarks.
*bulwarks-defensive walls, earthworks.
3Or, raise up.
w Ps. 102.18.
14For xthis God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
x Is. 25.9; 58.11. Ps. 16.1,2; 31.14; 13.5; 73.24,26; 142.4,5; 46.1,5,7,10.