Bible Strands
Psalms 50:2
From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks and summons the earth, declaring His manifestation from Zion before approaching with consuming fire.
The words — מִכְלַל־יֹפִי (mikh.lal-Yo.fi) literally means "perfection of beauty," and הוֹפִיעַ (ho.Fi.a') means "he has shone forth."
The thread — This theme of divine radiance from Zion appears in Psalms 48:2 and Revelation 21:23.
Why it lands — The text announces God's visible presence as a call to attention before judgment arrives.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
Cross-references
- Revelation 21:23 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.
- Psalms 48:2 Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
- Psalms 80:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Revelation 1:16 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 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.
- Hosea 5:15 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 3:3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- Psalms 94:1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
- Song of Solomon 5:16 His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”