Psalms 48:5
They saw, so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
In Context
4For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;
6Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.
Cross References
Exodus 14:25And he took off their chariot wheels, and caused them to drive with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee before Israel, for Jehovah is fighting for them against the Egyptians!
2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, a noise of a great host; and they said one to another, Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 48:2-8
The Beauty and Strength of Zion. 1 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. 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 7… Read the whole commentary →