Psalms 48:5
When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
In Context
4For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.
6Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.
Cross References
Exodus 14:25For he tooke off their charet wheeles, and they draue them with much a doe: so that the Egyptians euery one sayd, I wil flee from the face of Israel: for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the campe of the Aramites to heare a noyse of charets and a noise of horses, and a noise of a great armie, so that they sayde one to another, Beholde, the King of Israel hath hired against vs the Kings of the Hittites, and the Kings of the Egyptians to come vpon vs.
Psalms 2:2The Kings of the earth band themselues, and the princes are assembled together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
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 →