Psalms 48: 2

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2 ^aBeautiful for situation, the ^bjoy of the whole earth, is mount ^cZion, on the sides of the ^dnorth, the ^ecity of the great King.

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2a	TG Beauty.
b	Lam. 2: 15. 15 All that ^apass by ^bclap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The ^cperfection of ^dbeauty, The ^ejoy of the whole earth? Ezek. 20: 6. 6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to ^abring them forth of the land of Egypt into a ^bland that I had ^cespied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the ^dglory of all lands:
c	TG Zion.
d	There was in various lands a concept that the dwelling place of Deity was in the ‘north.’ Isa. 14: 13. 13 For thou hast said in thine ^aheart, ^bI will ascend into heaven, I will ^cexalt my ^dthrone above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the ^enorth:
e	Matt. 5: 35. 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his ^afootstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the ^bcity of the great King.