Psalms 48:5
3 God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
4 For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
6 Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
7 With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
- KJV
- They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
- WEB
- They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away.
- ASV
- They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.
- DARBY
- They saw, so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:
- BLB
- They saw, so they were astonished; they were in dismay, and they hurried away.
- ÅB
- De så, da ble de forferdet; de ble slått med redsel, flyktet i hast.
- OTB
- De så det og ble forundret;
De ble skremt, de flyktet raskt. - B1930
- De så, da blev de forferdet; de blev slått med redsel, flyktet i hast.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 14:25
He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
Read in context2 Kings 7:6–7
For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
Read in context2 Kings 19:35–37
And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
Read in context