Psalm 50:2 “From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.”

Psalm 50:2

From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.

American Standard Version

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.

Geneva Bible 1599

Out of Zion, which is the perfection of beautie, hath God shined.

Darby Translation

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.

Young's Literal Translation

From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shone.

Bible in Basic English

From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.

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Cross references

“Out”

Isaiah 12:6 Hosea 5:15 Habakkuk 2:20 Psalm 68:24 Isaiah 26:21 Hebrews 12:22–26

Isaiah 12:6 · BSB

Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”

Hosea 5:15 · BSB

Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

Habakkuk 2:20 · BSB

But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.

Psalm 68:24 · BSB

They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.

Isaiah 26:21 · BSB

For 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.

Hebrews 12:22–26 · BSB

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

“perfection”

Psalm 48:2 Song of Solomon 5:16 Psalm 80:17 Zechariah 9:17 Psalm 87:2 Psalm 87:3

Psalm 48:2 · BSB

Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

Song of Solomon 5:16 · BSB

His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Psalm 80:17 · BSB

Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.

Zechariah 9:17 · BSB

How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.

Psalm 87:2 · BSB

The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Psalm 87:3 · BSB

Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

“God”

Revelation 21:23 Psalm 80:1 Revelation 1:16 Deuteronomy 33:2 Habakkuk 3:3 Habakkuk 3:4

Revelation 21:23 · BSB

And 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.

Psalm 80:1 · BSB

Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

Revelation 1:16 · BSB

He 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.

Deuteronomy 33:2 · BSB

He 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.

Habakkuk 3:3 · BSB

God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.

Habakkuk 3:4 · BSB

His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.

Also

Lamentations 2:15 Psalm 94:1

Lamentations 2:15 · BSB

All 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?”

Psalm 94:1 · BSB

O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.

3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.

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