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从 全 美 的 锡 安 中 ， 神 已 经 发 光 了 。
Contextual Overview
A psalm of Asaph.
The God of gods, the Lord , speaks. He calls the earth from the rising to the setting sun. 2 God shines from Jerusalem, whose beauty is perfect. 3 Our God comes, and he will not be silent. A fire burns in front of him, and a powerful storm surrounds him. 4 He calls to the sky above and to the earth that he might judge his people. 5 He says, "Gather around, you who worship me, who have made an agreement with me, using a sacrifice." 6 God is the judge, and even the skies say he is right. SelahBible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Out: Psalms 68:24, Isaiah 12:6, Isaiah 26:21, Hosea 5:15, Habakkuk 2:20, Hebrews 12:22-26
perfection: Psalms 48:2, Psalms 87:2, Psalms 87:3, Psalms 80:17, Song of Solomon 5:16, Zechariah 9:17
God: Psalms 80:1, Deuteronomy 33:2, Habakkuk 3:3, Habakkuk 3:4, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 21:23
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 16:29 - the beauty 2 Chronicles 20:21 - the beauty Job 40:10 - glory Psalms 2:6 - my Psalms 27:4 - behold Psalms 53:6 - out Psalms 90:17 - And let Psalms 96:6 - strength Psalms 99:2 - great Isaiah 35:2 - they shall Isaiah 42:14 - long time Lamentations 1:6 - all Lamentations 2:15 - Is this Ezekiel 7:20 - the beauty Ezekiel 16:13 - and thou wast Ezekiel 24:25 - their strength Ezekiel 27:3 - I am Zechariah 11:10 - Beauty 2 Corinthians 4:4 - shine 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - flaming
Cross-References
Joseph died when he was one hundred ten years old. Doctors prepared his body for burial, and then they put him in a coffin in Egypt.
The people buried Asa in the tomb he had made for himself in Jerusalem. They laid him on a bed filled with spices and different kinds of mixed perfumes, and they made a large fire to honor him.
This woman poured perfume on my body to prepare me for burial.
This woman did the only thing she could do for me; she poured perfume on my body to prepare me for burial.
The day after the Sabbath day, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some sweet-smelling spices to put on Jesus' body.
Very early on the first day of the week, at dawn, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
Jesus answered, "Leave her alone. It was right for her to save this perfume for today, the day for me to be prepared for burial.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Or "shall shine" p; the past for the future, as Kimchi observes; or "the perfection of the beauty of God hath shined out of Zion" q; that is, Christ; he is the perfection of beauty; he is fairer than the children of men; he is more glorious than the angels in heaven: as Mediator, he is full of grace and truth, which makes him very lovely and amiable to his people: he is the express image of his Father's person; and the glory of all the divine perfections is conspicuous in his work of salvation, as well as in himself: now as he was to come out of Zion,
Psalms 14:7; that is, not from the fort of Zion, or city of Jerusalem; for he was to be born at Bethlehem; only he was to be of the Jews, and spring from them; so he shone out, or his appearance and manifestation in Israel was like the rising sun; see Malachi 4:2; and the love and kindness of God in the mission and gift of him appeared and shone out in like manner, Titus 3:4; or else the Gospel may be meant, which has a beauty in it: it is a glorious Gospel, and holds forth the beauty and glory of Christ. All truth is lovely and amiable, especially evangelical truth: it has a divine beauty on it; it comes from God, and bears his impress; yea, it is a perfection of beauty: it contains a perfect plan of truth, and is able to make the man of God perfect; and this was to come out of Zion, Isaiah 2:3; and which great light first arose in Judea, and from thence shone out in the Gentile world, like the sun in all its lustre and glory, Titus 2:11; or, according to our version, "God hath shined out of Zion"; which, as Ben Melech on the text observes, is the perfection of beauty; see Lamentations 2:15; by which is meant the church under the Gospel dispensation, Hebrews 12:22; which, as in Gospel order, is exceeding beautiful; and as its members are adorned with the graces of the Spirit, by which they are all glorious within; and especially as they are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, and so are perfectly comely through the comeliness he hath put upon them and here it is that Christ, who is the great God, and our Saviour, shines forth upon his people, grants his gracious presence, and manifests himself in his ordinances, to their great joy and pleasure.
p הומיע "emicabit", Tigurine version; "vel effulgebit", Vatablus; "illucescet", Amama, Grotius. q So De Dieu.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Out of Zion - The place where God was worshipped, and where he dwelt. Compare the notes at Isaiah 2:3.
The perfection of beauty - See the notes at Psalms 48:2.
God hath shined - Has shined forth, or has caused light and splendor to appear. Compare Deuteronomy 33:2; Psalms 80:2; Psalms 94:1 (see the margin) The meaning here is, that the great principles which are to determine the destiny of mankind in the final judgment are those which proceed from Zion; or, those which are taught in the religion of Zion; they are those which are inculcated through the church of God. God has there made known his law; he has stated the principles on which he governs, and on which he will judge the world.
