Psalm 48:8
“As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 48Meaning
What the community had heard about God it now says it has seen in the city of the LORD of hosts; the testimony joins inherited faith with experienced confirmation, while “established forever” remains poetic covenant confidence rather than a guarantee against historical suffering.
Read carefully
What the community had heard about God it now says it has seen in the city of the LORD of hosts; the testimony joins inherited faith with experienced confirmation, while “established forever” remains poetic covenant confidence rather than a guarantee against historical suffering.
Reflection
What the community had heard about God it now says it has seen in the city of the LORD of hosts; the testimony joins inherited faith with experienced confirmation, while “established forever” remains poetic covenant confidence rather than a guarantee against historical suffering.