Psalms 48:4 — Meaning and Application

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“For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.”

Psalms 48:4

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Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, {is} mount Zion, {on} the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

They saw {it, and} so they marvelled; they were troubled, {and} hasted away.

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

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Psalms 48:1

"[A Song {and} Psalm for the sons of Korah.] Great {is} the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, {in} the mountain of his holiness. {for: or, of}"

Psalms 48:2

"Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, {is} mount Zion, {on} the sides of the north, the city of the great King."

Psalms 48:3

"God is known in her palaces for a refuge."

Psalms 48:5

"They saw {it, and} so they marvelled; they were troubled, {and} hasted away."

Psalms 48:6

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

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