Psalms 48:7
A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God a ransom for himself, 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
In Context
6They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth— 1
8or the price of the redemption of his soul, though he labor for ever, 1
Cross References
Exodus 15:14The nations heard and were angry, pangs have seized on the dwellers among the Phylistines.
Isaiah 13:8The elders shall be troubled, and pangs shall seize them, as of a woman in travail: and they shall mourn one to another, and shall be amazed, and shall change their countenance as a flame.
Ezekiel 27:25Ships were your merchants, in abundance, with your trading population: and you were filled and very heavily loaded in the heart of the sea.
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 →