Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Psalm 48

Psalm 48:3

God, in her palaces,
Has made Himself known as a stronghold.
This verse was chosen simply because it made me do a double-take.  "Her palaces?"  Whatasec...did God suddenly become female?  But then it's back to "Himself."  Is He now androgynous?  Or changing?  I thought for sure this was a typo, or something.

Then I double-checked the context.  The "her" isn't referring to God.  It's referring to Jerusalem.  The entire chapter is about how wonderful Jerusalem is, and how God has made it a city of marvel.  God has made the city great, and they refer to the city as "her" for some reason (no clue why).  Makes sense now, but had me very confused for a minute.

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