Psalms 48:2 meaning and explanation

Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

Psalms 48:2, Berean Standard Bible

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The sons of Korah, a temple singers' guild, praise Jerusalem as God's dwelling. Zion is called beautiful in its elevation and the joy of all the earth, language that echoes the city's own self-understanding as the center of God's rule.

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