Psalm PSALM—NOTE ON Psalms 48:1. Like Psalms 46:1, Psalms 48:1 is a hymn celebrating Zion as God’s special city, which he defends for the sake of the world. It remembers some great event, in which Gentile powers had attacked Jerusalem but did not conquer it. Though material fortresses may have their place, it is crucial that God himself be the defense of his people.

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