Psalms 48:6
They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth— 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
In Context
7A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God a ransom for himself, 1
Cross References
2 Kings 7:7And they arose and fled while it was yet dark, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses in the camp, + 7:7 Gr. as it is. as they were, and fled + 7:7 Gr. to their life. for their lives.
Isaiah 21:3Therefore are my loins filled with feebleness, and pangs have seized me as a travailing woman: I dealt wrongfully that I might not hear; I hasted that I might not see.
Daniel 5:6Then the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees struck one another.
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 →