Psa 48:1-3 | JFB | STEP | 1. to be praised —always: it is an epithet, as in . mountain of his holiness —His Church (compare ); the sanctuary was erected first on Mount Zion, then (as the temple) on Moriah; hence the figure.

Psalms 48:1-3

1. to be praised—always: it is an epithet, as in Ps 18:3.

mountain of his holiness—His Church (compare Isa 2:2, 3; 25:6, 7, 10); the sanctuary was erected first on Mount Zion, then (as the temple) on Moriah; hence the figure.

2, 3. situation—literally, "elevation."

joy of, &c.—source of joy.

sides of the north—poetically for eminent, lofty, distinguished, as the ancients believed the north to be the highest part of the earth (compare Isa 14:13).

3. palaces—literally, "citadels."

refuge— (Ps 9:10; 18:3). He was so known in them because they enjoyed His presence.