Psalms 48:13

“Thy kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, etc.] So it is opposed to all other kingdoms and monarchies, which have had or will have an end; as the Babylonian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman; with all other states which will be on the spot when this kingdom is set up in its glory, and will continue for ever, (<270244>Daniel 2:44); and the King of it is opposed to all other kings, who die, and their kingdoms are no more to them; but he never dies, he lives for evermore; he is the living God, and so an everlasting King: nor will his kingdom cease at the end of the thousand years, nor when delivered to the Father; only it shall be in a different place and form, and shall remain for ever; for his…”

“Mark ye well her bulwarks - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Set your heart to her bulwarks.” That is, Pay close attention to them; make the investigation with care, not as one does whose heart is not in the thing, and who does it negligently. The word rendered “bulwarks” - חיל chêyl - means, properly, a host or army, and then a fortification or entrenchment, especially the “ditch” or “trench,” with the low wall or breastwork which surrounds it: 2 Samuel 20:15; Isaiah 26:1. (Gesenius, Lexicon) The Septuagint translates it here: δύναμις dunamis, power; the Vulgate, “virtus,” courage; Luther, “Mauern” - walls. Consider her palaces - The word “palaces” here refers to the royal residences; and, as these…”

“Tell it - That they may continue their praises to God for this mercy, by which they hold and enjoy all their blessings. Next: Psalms Chapter 49”

“Mark ye well: Heb. Set your heart to consider: or, raise up, Isa 58:12; Amo 9:11; Act 15:14-16 that ye: Psa 71:18, Psa 78:4; Deu 11:19; Joe 1:3 Psalms 48:14”