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  • Allen on Psalms 48 - 2 years ago
    What does"her" mean in this verse 3 of Psalms 48, is it eluding to God having a feminine side? Or as a mothering side as a refuge or place to go?
  • Free - In Reply - 2 years ago
    Dear all of you, Jerusalem is a picture of the bride, the one who will get ready. For the Lord's return. Mount Zion is also nearby.

    When the Bible the holy scripture speaks of her,[1] it is meant that all men are united in this image. Because men embrace both him and her.

    But in the world there is a difference between us. But not with God there we are the same because we all are His bride.

    If we read for examples in The Song of High, we get a picture of how he and she will be one more with each other and God. So this the image can cover simple people, lonely, and those who only will stay with the Lord. This image picture is for all to se but not all cant understand. The eartly cant see this unfortunately.

    Dear my only love and hope, Jesus Christ, know Lord, i love your community, long to come to God's city of Jerusalem. My heart so longs for it so it is in pain, after you my God, Jesus Christ forever. There's no one above You're the only one. Thank u all God bless us in Jesus holy name, love u all in Christ
  • Giannis - In Reply - 2 years ago
    Greetings to beautiful Norway from sunny Greece. Love you all whereever you are living in. Special love for brothers and sistets in the US, you are holding good, keep it up.

    God bless you.
  • Doug - In Reply on Psalms 48 - 2 years ago
    This is more common than we might realize. Could be used of things that produce offspring (seed). Here are a few more examples of how the female gender is used. Galatians 4:26 "But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all". 2 John 1:1 "The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth"; Revelation 12 also. I really appreciate the figures of speech in the Bible. It can really stimulate the mind.
  • Giannis - In Reply on Psalms 48 - 2 years ago
    The "her" in verse 3 is referring to the city Zion, not God.
  • Giannis - In Reply on Psalms 48 - 2 years ago
    Dear Allen, all those nouns in Hebrew are of feminine gender, that's why they are "she, her"..
  • Giannis - In Reply on Psalms 48 - 2 years ago
    Also nouns in greek like wisdom, Jerusalem, city, church, synagogue, Zion, faith, sin, hell, lake (of fire), sea, flood, fasting, prayer, sacrifice, day, night, hour and many other in the Scriptures are of feminine gender, they are "she".

    Also nouns Heaven, Paradise, river, altar, Hades, angel, demon, crowd, people etc are masculine.
  • Giannis - In Reply on Psalms 48 - 2 years ago
    So knowing what the gender of nouns (that in English are of neutral gender) are in Hebrew and Greek explains why they are often presented as women or men. This happens in many other languages like say German, neutral gender nouns are not always neutral but may be masculine or feminine. Every language has its own peculiarities.(by the way "language, tongue"is "her" in Greek)
  • Streetpreacher - In Reply on Psalms 48 - 2 years ago
    Sometimes heaven or wisdom is called 'her''.

    Maybe Chris can give more insight to this?
  • Interpreting Scripture - In Reply on Psalms 48 - 2 years ago
    1 (A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.)

    Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the CITY OF OUR GOD, in the mountain of his holiness.

    2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is MOUNT ZION on the sides of the north, the city of the GREAT KING.

    "Her" is speaking of a place: Heaven. It's similar to Wisdom described as female too. It's just how the writer described it. THE WHOLE BIBLE is inspired by the Lord.

    God is Spirit. Jesus is fully God and fully Human.

    Earth was created for Humans. That's why Jesus was born as a human. He came to save us from the loss of Dominion in the Garden of Eden; stolen by Satan.

    The Day Jesus was anointed of God, Isaiah 61:1-3, the whole earth was in awe.

    Luke 4:18; Psalm 147:2-3

    Streetpreacher



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