Psa 46:4, 48:2 | JFB | STEP | 4. God's favor is denoted by a river (compare ). city of God, the holy place —His earthly residence, Jerusalem and the temple (compare , &c.). God's favor, like a river whose waters are conducted in channels, is distributed to all parts of His Church. most High

Psalms 46:4

4. God's favor is denoted by a river (compare Ps 36:8; Zec 14:8; Re 22:1).

city of God, the holy place—His earthly residence, Jerusalem and the temple (compare Ps 2:6; 3:4; 20:2; 48:2, &c.). God's favor, like a river whose waters are conducted in channels, is distributed to all parts of His Church.

most High—denoting His supremacy (Ps 17:2).

Psalms 48:2

2, 3. situation—literally, "elevation."

joy of, &c.—source of joy.

sides of the north—poetically for eminent, lofty, distinguished, as the ancients believed the north to be the highest part of the earth (compare Isa 14:13).