Discovery BoxPsalms 48:3 
Context48:3 God is in its fortresses;
he reveals himself as its defender. 1
Psalms 48:13
Context48:13 Consider its defenses! 2
Walk through 3 its fortresses,
so you can tell the next generation about it! 4
Psalms 122:7
Context122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,
1 tn Heb “he is known for an elevated place.”
2 tn Heb “set your heart to its rampart.”
3 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word translated “walk through,” which occurs only here in the OT, is uncertain. Cf. NEB “pass…in review”; NIV “view.”
4 sn The city’s towers, defenses, and fortresses are outward reminders and tangible symbols of the divine protection the city enjoys.
5 tn or “security.”
6 tn The psalmist uses second feminine singular pronominal forms to address personified Jerusalem.
