Mazmur 48:1
KonteksA song, a psalm by the Korahites.
48:1 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise
in the city of our God, 2 his holy hill.
Yesaya 42:16
Konteks42:16 I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way; 3
I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. 4
I will turn the darkness in front of them into light,
and level out the rough ground. 5
This is what I will do for them.
I will not abandon them.
Yesaya 48:17
Konteks48:17 This is what the Lord, your protector, 6 says,
the Holy One of Israel: 7
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you how to succeed,
who leads you in the way you should go.
[48:1] 1 sn Psalm 48. This so-called “Song of Zion” celebrates the greatness and glory of the Lord’s dwelling place, Jerusalem. His presence in the city elevates it above all others and assures its security.
[48:1] 2 sn The city of our God is Jerusalem, which is also referred to here as “his holy hill,” that is, Zion (see v. 2, as well as Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 15:1; 43:3; 87:1; Dan 9:16).
[42:16] 3 tn Heb “a way they do not know” (so NASB); NRSV “a road they do not know.”
[42:16] 4 tn Heb “in paths they do not know I will make them walk.”
[42:16] 5 tn Heb “and the rough ground into a level place.”
[48:17] 6 tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
[48:17] 7 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.