(A)Beautiful in [a]elevation,
The joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.
God is in her palaces;
He is known as her refuge.

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  1. Psalm 48:2 height

Beautiful(A) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[a](B) is Mount Zion,(C)
    the city of the Great King.(D)
God is in her citadels;(E)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(F)

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  1. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.

God is in her palaces;
He is known as her refuge.

For behold, (A)the kings assembled,
They passed by together.

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God is in her citadels;(A)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(B)

When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,(C)

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10 According to (A)Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let Mount Zion rejoice,
Let the daughters of Judah be glad,
Because of Your judgments.

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10 Like your name,(A) O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;(B)
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.(C)

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