PSA 48:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Beautiful on the high hills,
⇔ making the whole world happy,
⇔ is Mt. Tsiyyon, on the northern sides—
⇔ the great king’s city.

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BrLXX Ἀκούσατε ταῦτα πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐνωτίσασθε πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν οἰκουμένην,
(Akousate tauta panta ta ethnaʸ, enōtisasthe pantes hoi katoikountes taʸn oikoumenaʸn,)

BrTr Hear these words, all ye nations, hearken, all ye that dwell upon the earth:

ULT Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
⇔ is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north,
⇔ the city of the great King.

UST The height of Mount Zion is magnificent.
⇔ People from all over the world are happy when they see it.
⇔ The city of Jerusalem, where Yahweh rules as the great king,
⇔ is on the northern ridge of that mountain.

BSB Beautiful in loftiness,
⇔ the joy of all the earth,
⇔ like the peaks of Zaphon[fn] [is] Mount Zion,
⇔ the city of the great King.

48:2 Or in the far north; the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites was Zaphon

MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)

OEB that rises so fair,
⇔ is the joy of all the world.
⇔ Like the mount of the gods is Mount Zion,
⇔ the city of the great king.

WEBBE Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
⇔ is Mount Zion, on the north sides,
⇔ the city of the great King.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET It is lofty and pleasing to look at,
⇔ a source of joy to the whole earth.
⇔ Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon;
⇔ it is the city of the great king.

LSV Beautiful [for] elevation,
A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion,
The sides of the north, the city of [the] great King.

FBV Mount Zion is high and beautiful, bringing happiness to all the earth; on the northern side[fn] is the city of the great King.

48:2 One interpretation is that this refers to the northern extension of Jerusalem that was not originally part of the city captured from the Jebusites. This new northern part was where the Temple and palace of Solomon were built.

T4T That city, on a high hill, is beautiful;
⇔ it is the city where the true God, the great king, lives,
⇔ and it causes people all over the world to rejoice when they see it.

LEB • Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
• is Mount Zion ,[fn] in the far north ,[fn]
• the city of the great king.

48:? Literally “the mountain of Zion”

48:? Literally “far of north”; the word translated “north” could refer to Mount Zaphon

BBE Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.

Moff High and fair on the northern slope,
⇔ the joy of all the world,
⇔ the hill of Sion lies,
⇔ the city of the great King.

JPS (48-3) Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth; even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, the city of the great King.

ASV Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
⇔ Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north,
⇔ The city of the great King.

DRA Hear these things, all ye nations: give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

YLT Beautiful [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.

Drby Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

RV Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

SLT Fair of elevation, the joy of all the earth, is mount Zion, the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

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

KJB-1769 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

KJB-1611 Beautifull for situation, the ioy of the whole earth is moūt Sion, on the sides of the North, the citie of the great King.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps The hyll of Sion is fayre in situation, and the ioy of the whole earth: vpon the north syde lyeth the citie of the great king.
(The hill of Zion is fair in situation, and the joy of the whole earth: upon the north side lieth/lies the city of the great king.)

Gnva Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.
(Mount Zion, lying Northward, is fair in situation: it is the joy of the whole earth, and the City of the great King.)

Cvdl The hill of Sion is like a fayre plate, wherof all the londe reioyseth: vpon the north syde lyeth the cite of the greate kinge.
(The hill of Zion is like a fair plate, whereof all the land rejoiceth/rejoices: upon the north side lieth/lies the cite of the great king.)

Wycl Alle ye folkis, here these thingis; alle ye that dwellen in the world, perseyue with eeris.
(All ye/you_all folks/people, here these things; all ye/you_all that dwell in the world, perceive with ears.)

Luth Groß ist der HErr und hoch berühmt in der Stadt unsers Gottes, auf seinem heiligen Berge.
(Large is the/of_the LORD and high famous in the/of_the city ours God’s, on/in/to his holy mountains/hills.)

ClVg [Audite hæc, omnes gentes; auribus percipite, omnes qui habitatis orbem:[fn]
([Listen these_things, everyone people/nations; in_the_ears perceive, everyone who/which you(pl)_live the_world:)

48.2 Odite hæc, omnes gentes. CASS. Nullum excipio, etc., usque ad quando scilicet separabuntur zizania a tritico, oves ab hædis.

48.2 Odite these_things, everyone people/nations. CASS. None excipio, etc., until to when namely they_will_be_separated zizania from tritico, sheep away kidss.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ כָּל־הָ֫⁠אָ֥רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: big/great YHWH and,[he_is]_to_be_praised very [is]_in,the_city_of our_God_of,our mountain_of his_holiness_of,his )

Here the earth represents the people of the earth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the joy of all of the people of the earth]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ כָּל־הָ֫⁠אָ֥רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: big/great YHWH and,[he_is]_to_be_praised very [is]_in,the_city_of our_God_of,our mountain_of his_holiness_of,his )

The psalmist is saying all as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [the joy of people from throughout the earth]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ כָּל־הָ֫⁠אָ֥רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: big/great YHWH and,[he_is]_to_be_praised very [is]_in,the_city_of our_God_of,our mountain_of his_holiness_of,his )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of joy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [something that makes people from throughout the earth rejoice]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יַרְכְּתֵ֣י צָפ֑וֹן קִ֝רְיַ֗ת מֶ֣לֶךְ רָֽב

(Some words not found in UHB: big/great YHWH and,[he_is]_to_be_praised very [is]_in,the_city_of our_God_of,our mountain_of his_holiness_of,his )

This could mean: (1) that the psalmist is saying where on Mount Zion the city of Jerusalem, and especially the temple and the royal palace, are located. Alternate translation: [on its northern slope, where the city of the great king is] or (2) that the psalmist is using the phrase the recesses of the north in the same way as in [Isaiah 14:13](../isa/14/13.md) to mean the distant north, where pagan nations believe the council of the gods met. The psalmist would be saying that Yahweh is the supreme God who actually rules the council of supernatural beings (as in [89:7](../089/007.md)) from his temple in Jerusalem. Alternate translation: [, the site of Jerusalem, the place from which Yahweh, the great king, rules as the supreme God]

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