Psalms 48:7 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.”

Psalms 48:7

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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.

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

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.

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

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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 48:4

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

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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