Psalms 48:5
As soon as they saw, they were astonished; They were confounded, and hasted away.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
In Context
4For, lo! kings were assembled against it; They passed away together.
6There terror seized upon them,—Pain, as of a woman in travail;
Cross References
Psalms 2:2Why do the kings of the earth rise up, And the princes combine together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed king?
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 →