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Let MountהַרZionצִיּוֹןbe glad;יִשְׂמַחlet the daughtersבְּנוֹתof Judahיְהוּדָהbe jubilantתָּגֵלְנָהbecauseלְמַעַןof your judgments.מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ
Psalms 48:11
Study it in the app“Let Mount Zion be glad; let the daughters of Judah be jubilant because of your judgments.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 48:11, word by word
- Let Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- be gladיִשְׂמַחyismach
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismach” appears- let the daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benot” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- be jubilantתָּגֵלְנָהtagelna
rejoice
To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.
Where else “tagelna” appears- of your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶיmishpate
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpate” appears
Translation note
“The daughters of Judah”: the towns and villages of Judah.
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
10Like your name, Elohim, so is your praise to the edges of the earth; of righteousness is full your right hand.
11 · This verse (above)
12Go around Zion, and circle her; count her towers;