Psa 48:2, Mat 5:35 | JFB | STEP | 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 ).

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).

Matthew 5:35

35. Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool—(quoting Isa 66:1);

neither by Jerusalem for it is the city of the great King—(quoting Ps 48:2).