For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
This psalm celebrates Jerusalem's deliverance when many kings conspired against it. The prophet gives thanks and insists that God's sanctuary on Mount Zion was erected precisely so His power would be manifestly shown for His people's salvation. The historical setting is most likely the siege under Ahaz, or the invasions in the days of Jehoshaphat and Asa, when the city was brought to utter despair yet suddenly delivered.
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Commenting on Psalm 48:1-14
They assembled in boastful array and scattered like foam on angry water, melted away as quickly as they came. Thus shall all enemies of the church vanish: Papists, Ritualists, Arians, Sceptics each have their day and pass into forgetfulness.
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Whatever we praise, God must be first and last in it; so when we honor Jerusalem or the church, all that honor flows back to God Himself. He chose this city, put His name there, and declared He would dwell in it forever. Where God is known, He is great; where He is made great, He is known.
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Commenting on Psalm 48:1-7