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Psalms 48:8 — King James Version← Study notes

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.


Psalms 48:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 48:85 words
HebrewMeaning
בְּ/ר֥וּחַbərwḥa
with a wind ofpronH7307
anger · blast · breath · cool ···
קָדִ֑יםqādiym
the eastnounH6921
wind)
תְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗רtəšabēr
you shatterverbH7665
off · in pieces · up) · broken ···
אֳנִיּ֥וֹתʾŏniywōt
ships ofnounH591
תַּרְשִֽׁישׁtarəšiyš
TarshishnounH8659
Tharshish
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 48:8

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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