Psalms 50:2

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“From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.”

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BSBPD

“From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shone.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 50:2 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 33:2He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
  2. Psalms 48:2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
  3. Psalms 48:3God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
  4. Psalms 68:24They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
  5. Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  6. Psalms 80:2before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
  7. Psalms 80:17Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
  8. Psalms 87:2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
  9. Psalms 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
  10. Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
  11. Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
  12. Isaiah 26:21For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
  13. Lamentations 2:15All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”
  14. Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
  15. Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
  16. Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
  17. Zechariah 9:17How lovely they will be,and how beautiful!Grain will make the young men flourish,and new wine, the young women.
  18. Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
  19. Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
  20. Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

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