PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 48:1. Like Psalms 46:1, Psalms 48:1 is a hymn celebrating Zion as God’s special city, which he defends for the sake of the world. It remembers some great event, in which Gentile powers had attacked Jerusalem but did not conquer it. Though material fortresses may have their... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 48:7 SHIPS OF TARSHISH were capable of long voyages in the Mediterranean. Tarshish is probably at the western end of the sea, in modern Spain. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 48:9 The people assembled for worship reflect on how God has displayed his STEADFAST LOVE in delivering and preserving them as his people. He called them so that his PRAISE might reach TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, that is, so that the Gentiles would come to know him. DAUGHTERS OF J... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 48:12 The worshipers know that God’s people are secure. They are commissioned to TELL THE NEXT GENERATION of their security and their mission. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]