Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Psalms 48:3
palaces—literally, "citadels."
refuge— (Psalms 9:10; Psalms 18:3). He was so known in them because they enjoyed His presence.
Psalms 48:2-3
situation—literally, "elevation."
joy of, etc.—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 Isaiah 14:13).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 48:3:
Psalms 48:1
Psalms 83:1
Isaiah 1:1
Isaiah 26:1
Ezekiel 35:10
Daniel 9:24
Daniel 11:31
Amos 6:8
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