Mazmur 48:1

Psalm 48 ¹ 

A 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

42:16 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

48:17 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.