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Psalms 48:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.


Psalms 48:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 48:66 words
HebrewMeaning
הֵ֣מָּהhēmāh
theyprepH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
רָ֭אוּrāʾw
they sawverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
כֵּ֣ןkēn
thusparticleH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
תָּמָ֑הוּtāmāhw
they were astonishedverbH8539
be astonished · marvel · wonder
נִבְהֲל֥וּnibəhălw
they were terrifiedverbH926
amazed · dismayed · rash) · (be ···
נֶחְפָּֽזוּneḥəpāzw
they hurried awayverbH2648
tremble
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 48:6

1. The title of this Psalm is, “A song of praise, to the sons of Korah, on the second day of the week.” Concerning this what the Lord deigns to grant receive ye like sons of the firmament. For on the second day of the week, that is, the day after the first which we call the Lord's day, which also is called the second week-day, was made the firmament of Heaven. Genesis 1:6-8 ...The second day of the week then we ought not to understand but of the Church of Christ: but the…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 48 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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The cost of discipleship - Psalms 48
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting...
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