God is known in her palaces - The word rendered “palaces” here means properly a fortress, castle, or palace, so called from its height, fr…

Refuge. —See Note, Psalms 46:1. Prominence should be given to the idea of security from height. We might rende…

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the w…

God in her palaces is known for a defense (Psalms 48:3). Here the sacred poet again presents, for the purpose of showing the d…

God is known in her palaces for a refuge . As there were palaces in Jerusalem; see (Psalms 48:13) (122:7) ; s…

Jerusalem is the city of our God: none on earth render Him due honor except the citizens of the spiritual Jerusalem. Happy is the kingdom, the city…

1. Previously, the psalmist invited the nations to sing to God about God’s favors; here, he describes the great joy of the people or the cit…