Psalms 48:5
They themselves, saw, So, were they amazed, Dismayed—they hurried way!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
In Context
4For lo! Kings—Met as appointed, Passed by together;
6Trembling, seized them, there, Pangs. like hers who is in travail.
Cross References
Exodus 14:25and he took off the wheels of their chariots, and made them drive heavily,—so that the Egyptians said—We must flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh, is fighting for them against the Egyptians.
2 Kings 7:6Now, the Lord, had caused the camp of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, noise of horses, a noise of a great host,—and they said one to another—Lo! the king of Israel hath hired against us—the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come against us.
Psalms 2:2The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together,—against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One [saying]:
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 →