Psa 48:1, 3, 132:13-14, Eze 48:35 | JFB | e4.org | 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

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.

‏ Psalms 48:3

3. palaces—literally, "citadels."

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

‏ Psalms 132:13-14

13. is made on the ground of God's choice of Zion (here used for Jerusalem) as His dwelling, inasmuch as the prosperity of the kingdom was connected with that of the Church (Ps 122:8, 9).

14-18. That choice is expressed in God's words, "I will sit" or "dwell," or sit enthroned. The joy of the people springs from the blessings of His grace, conferred through the medium of the priesthood.

‏ Ezekiel 48:35

35. Lord is there—Jehovah-Shammah. Not that the city will be called so in mere name, but that the reality will be best expressed by this descriptive title (Jer 3:17; 33:16; Zec 2:10; Re 21:3; 22:3).