Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised

Just read Lamentations 2:15 and was reminded of this song, couldn’t remember all the lyrics so came here to find it. We sang “beautiful in situation” which can mean placement I think? I love how God has brought so many of us here, all in different ways and through different scriptures.

I was reading my bible came across Ps 48 and then the song came to me from when I was younger - I sang as a child and made up words so decided to come find the proper lyrics :)

I woke up 2am praying n reading my bible on Isaiah 60 n the song burst forth from the verse n I was just smiling, thank u Jesus Christ for the excitement n peace that comes with this beautiful song.

The words of the song came as I was praying. ‘Is mount zion the sides of the north’ so had to look up on the internet

Just want to commune with the Lord by 2am, the song just burst forth and I couldn't hold it. I had peace, thank you Jesus

Was just reading Psalm 48 and noticed verses 1 and 2 were lyrics of a popular song. I had to look for the lyrics online to see if we sang the wrong version (beautiful for all situation) of the song or that is what everyone sings.

It's 4am in the morning, just studying my bible psalm 147 : 5. Great is the Lord ........... and boom the song came, brings so much peace and a re assurance of God's presence always with me. Hallelujah!

It was so encouraging to read so many sweet words about how people sang this song 30, 40, 50 years ago. Now they are still lifted up by the words and their memories.

This tune would come to me briefly all morning, but I would only begin and not be able to get the full thing as it's been years since I sang it. It came to me again, and I just had to search it up, and I'm glad to see the full chorus! I'm grateful to Him for leading me here. To anyone reading this, Jesus loves you, and it is truly the best thing to have a Father like God, so turn to him as fast as you can! He is patiently waiting 😊

GOD MEETING OUR NEEDS IN THE CITY

“God is our refuge and strength; A help in distress, He is most readily found” (v. 1). Where is God our refuge, our strength, and help most readily found? In the city! God is all this to us in the city. Verses 2 and 3 then tell us something as a background for the city. “Therefore we will not fear, Though the earth change, And the mountains slip into the heart of the seas; Though the waters of the sea roar and foam; Though the mountains shake at its swelling. Selah There is a river. ” There are seas in verse 2. The seas are in the earth, but in the city there is a river “whose streams gladden the city of God. ” This river signifies the flowing of God Himself as life to us; it signifies the river of life, which is mentioned in Revelation 22. The river of life is nothing less than God Himself in Christ as the Spirit to be our life. The streams of this river gladden the city of God.

Now we know that the city of God is the church strengthened, built up, and enlarged. In Psalms 46 through 48 the church has become the city over which God rules and from which God reigns. It is not just the house for the Father’s home but also the city for God’s rule in His kingdom. The city of God is the enlarged, strengthened, and built-up church as the ruling center of God in His kingdom. It is in this city that we have the river. The picture here corresponds to that of the New Jerusalem found in Revelation 21 and 22. In those chapters we also see a city with a flowing river. Here we have a river with many streams to gladden the city.

Psalms 46 through 48 tell us how God dwells in the city, His habitation, the church, to be experienced by the saints as their refuge, strength, and ready help, that in Christ He may be the King over all the earth.

Christ and the Church
Revealed and Typified in the Psalms
Chapter 8 (LSM)