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Psalms 48:1–2

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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 whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
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  1. Micah 4:1Rank 1 from verse 1
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    1BUT in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

  2. Zechariah 8:3Rank 2 from verse 1
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    3Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.

  3. Isaiah 2:2–3Rank 3 from verse 1
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    2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

    3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  4. Psalms 96:4Rank 4 from verse 1
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    4For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

  5. Psalms 46:4Rank 5 from verse 1
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    4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

From verse 2

  1. Psalms 50:2Rank 1 from verse 2
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    2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

  2. Matthew 5:35Rank 2 from verse 2
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    35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

  3. Lamentations 2:15Rank 3 from verse 2
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    15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

  4. Hebrews 12:22Rank 4 from verse 2
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    22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

  5. Daniel 11:16Rank 5 from verse 2
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    16But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.

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Psalms 48:1

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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mountain

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Sense 1: A great natural elevation of land or an elevated region. Sense 2: A figure of something lofty or formidable.

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holiness

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The quality or state of being holy: purity, separation from evil, or consecration to God.

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Psalms 48:2

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

joy

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Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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COMBINED MEANING

mount

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Sense 1: A hill, mountain, or elevated tract of land. Sense 2: An artificial raised mound used in siege. Sense 3: To rise, ascend, climb, get upon, or increase upward.

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COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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north

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The direction or quarter opposite south; the side or region toward that quarter.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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1GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

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2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

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3God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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