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Psa 48:1 — [[A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah.]] Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		A. M. 3489. B.C. 515.
(Title) Song		This Psalm is supposed to have been sung at the dedication of the second temple; though some think it was composed on the victory obtained by Jehoshaphat 2Ch 20:1-37; Psa 30:1; *title
(Title) for		or, of. Psa 46:1; *title
Great		Psa 86:10; Psa 99:3,4; Psa 145:3; Psa 147:5
greatly		Psa 89:1-7; Neh 9:5; Rev 15:3,4; Rev 19:5
city		Psa 46:4; Psa 65:1; Psa 78:68; Psa 87:3; Hbr 12:22; Rev 21:2,10-22
mountain		Psa 47:8; Psa 99:9; Isa 2:2,3; Isa 27:13; Jer 31:23; Oba 1:17; Mic 4:1; Zec 8:3; Mat 24:15

Correlating Passages

(Title) Song

	2Ch 20:1	It came to pass after this also, [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [other] beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
	2Ch 20:2	Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they [be] in Hazazontamar, which [is] Engedi.
	2Ch 20:3	And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
	2Ch 20:4	And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask [help] of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
	2Ch 20:5	And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,
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	Psa 30:1	[[A Psalm [and] Song [at] the dedication of the house of David.]] I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

(Title) for

Psa 46:1

[[To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.]] God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Great

	Psa 86:10	For thou [art] great, and doest wondrous things: thou [art] God alone.
	Psa 99:3	Let them praise thy great and terrible name; [for] it [is] holy.
	Psa 99:4	The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
	Psa 145:3	Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness [is] unsearchable.
	Psa 147:5	Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.

greatly

	Psa 89:1	[[Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.]] I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
	Psa 89:2	For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
	Psa 89:3	I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
	Psa 89:4	Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
	Psa 89:5	And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
	Psa 89:6	For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? [who] among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
	Psa 89:7	God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him.
	Neh 9:5	Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said, Stand up [and] bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
	Rev 15:3	And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.
	Rev 15:4	Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for [thou] only [art] holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
	Rev 19:5	And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

city

	Psa 46:4	[There is] a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the most High.
	Psa 65:1	[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David.]] Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
	Psa 78:68	But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
	Psa 87:3	Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
	Hbr 12:22	But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
	Rev 21:2	And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
	Rev 21:10	And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
	Rev 21:11	Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
	Rev 21:12	And had a wall great and high, [and] had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
	Rev 21:13	On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
	Rev 21:14	And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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mountain

	Psa 47:8	God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
	Psa 99:9	Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God [is] holy.
	Isa 2:2	And 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.
	Isa 2:3	And 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.
	Isa 27:13	And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
	Jer 31:23	Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, [and] mountain of holiness.
	Oba 1:17	But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
	Mic 4:1	But 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.
	Zec 8:3	Thus 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.
	Mat 24:15	When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 48:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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