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- Chapter 48
- Verse 4
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Commentary
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Gill's Exposition
They saw it,.... Either the city or the power of God, as Aben Ezra; or, as Jarchi, God himself going forth to fight against the nations. This refers to the power Christ will take to himself, and show…
Barnes' Notes
For, lo, the kings were assembled - There is evidently allusion here to some fact that had occurred; some gathering together of kings and their armies, with a view to besiege or attack Jerusalem. The…
The psalmist is designing to praise Jerusalem and to set forth the grandeur of that city; but he begins with the praises of God and his greatness (Psa 48:1), and ends with the praises of God and his…
Cambridge Bible
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves (R.V.): Sennacherib's vassal kings (Isa 10:8) met at their rendezvous (cp. Psa 2:2): they passed over together; uniting their forces they crossed the frontier…
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