Psalms 48:3

Geneva Bible

In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
God is known as a strongholdin its citadels.

Hebrew Names Version
God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

King James Version
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

English Standard Version
Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress.

New Century Version
God is within its palaces; he is known as its defender.

New English Translation
God is in its fortresses; he reveals himself as its defender.

Amplified Bible
God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold.

New American Standard Bible
In its palaces, God has made Himself known as a stronghold.

World English Bible
God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

Legacy Standard Bible
God, in her palaces,Has made Himself known as a stronghold.

Berean Standard Bible
God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

Contemporary English Version
God is there to defend it and has proved to be its protector.

Complete Jewish Bible
beautiful in its elevation, the joy of all the earth, Mount Tziyon, in the far north, the city of the great king.

Darby Translation
God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

Easy-to-Read Version
In the palaces of that city, God is known as the fortress.

George Lamsa Translation
God shows his might in her walled cities.

Good News Translation
God has shown that there is safety with him inside the fortresses of the city.

Lexham English Bible
God is in her citadels; he is known as a high stronghold.

Literal Translation
God is known in her strongholds for a refuge.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
God is well knowne in hir palaces, yt he is the defence of the same.

American Standard Version
God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

Bible in Basic English
In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth;

King James Version (1611)
God is knowen in her palaces for a refuge.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
God is well knowen in her palaces: as a most sure refuge.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.

English Revised Version
God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
God schal be knowun in the housis therof; whanne he schal take it.

Update Bible Version
God has made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

Webster's Bible Translation
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

New King James Version
God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge.

New Living Translation
God himself is in Jerusalem's towers, revealing himself as its defender.

New Life Bible
God has made Himself known as a safe place in that city.

New Revised Standard
Within its citadels God has shown himself a sure defense.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
God, in her palaces, is to be known as a high tower.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(47-4) In her houses shall God be known, when he shall protect her.

Revised Standard Version
Within her citadels God has shown himself a sure defense.

Young's Literal Translation
God in her high places is known for a tower.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold.

Contextual Overview

¹ A song or Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Great is the Lorde, and greatly to be praysed, in the Citie of our God, euen vpon his holy Mountaine. ² Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King. ³ In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge. ⁴ For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together. ⁵ When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe. ⁶ Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile. ⁷ As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 76:1-5, Psalms 125:1, 2 Chronicles 12:7, 2 Chronicles 14:9-15, 2 Chronicles 20:1-37, Isaiah 4:5, Isaiah 4:6, Isaiah 37:33-36, Zechariah 2:4, Zechariah 2:5

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 33:27 - refuge 1 Samuel 18:12 - afraid 2 Samuel 22:51 - the tower 1 Chronicles 19:19 - would Psalms 9:9 - The Lord Psalms 46:11 - the God Psalms 87:3 - Glorious Psalms 122:7 - within thy palaces Psalms 145:1 - my God Jeremiah 6:5 - let us destroy Lamentations 1:6 - from Ezekiel 48:35 - The Lord

Cross-References

Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninetie yeere olde and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am God all sufficient. walke before me, and be thou vpright,

Genesis 28:3
And God all sufficient blesse thee, and make thee to encrease, and multiplie thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people,

Genesis 48:6
But the linage, which thou hast begotten after them, shalbe thine: they shall be called after the names of their brethren in their inheritance.

Genesis 48:7
Nowe when I came from Padan, Rahel died vpon mine hande in the lande of Canaan, by the way when there was but halfe a dayes iourney of grounde to come to Ephrath: and I buryed her there in the way to Ephrath: the same is Beth-lehem.

Genesis 48:9
And Ioseph sayd vnto his father, They are my sonnes, which God hath giuen mee here. Then he sayd, I pray thee, bring them to me, that I may blesse them:

Genesis 48:12
And Ioseph tooke them away from his knees, & did reuerence downe to the ground.

Genesis 48:19
But his father refused, & sayd, I know well, my sonne, I know well: he shalbe also a people, and he shalbe great likewise: but his yonger brother shalbe greater then he, and his seede shall be full of nations.

Exodus 6:3
And I appeared vnto Abraha, to Izhak, & to Iaakob by the Name of Almightie God: but by my Name Iehouah was I not knowen vnto the.

Judges 1:23
And the house of Ioseph caused to viewe Beth-el (and the name of the citie beforetime was Luz)

Hosea 12:4
And had power ouer the Angel, and preuailed: he wept and praied vnto him: he founde him in Beth-el, and there he spake with vs.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

God is known in her palaces for a refuge. As there were palaces in Jerusalem; see Psalms 48:13; so there are in the church of Christ; every place in it is a palace fit for a king; and everyone that has truly a name and a place there are kings and priests unto God: and here God is a "refuge" both for saints and sinners to fly unto;

Psalms 48:13- :; and is "known" to be so; the ministers of the Gospel being here appointed to direct and encourage souls to flee to Christ for refuge, who is the hope set before them in the everlasting Gospel, preached by them to lay hold upon; and all that do flee to him know, by experience, that he is a refuge for them; and as all the people of God do in every time of distress, and when all refuge fails them elsewhere.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

God is known in her palaces - The word rendered “palaces” here means properly a fortress, castle, or palace, so called from its height, from a verb, ארם 'âram, meaning to elevate, to lift up. It may be applied to any fortified place, and would be particularly applicable to a royal residence, as a castle or stronghold. The word “known” here means that it was well understood, or that the point had been fully tested and determined that God had chosen those abodes as his special residence - as the place where he might be found.

For a refuge - See the notes at Psalms 46:1. That is, there was safety or security in the God who had chosen Jerusalem as his special abode.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 48:3. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. — All those who worship there in spirit and truth, find God for their refuge. But the words may be understood: God is known for the defence of her palaces; and with this view of the subject agree the three following verses.