Psalms 48:4

What does Psalms 48:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 48:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For see! the kings came together by agreement, they were joined together.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

My mouth shall speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

Context

v.3God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

v.4This passage

v.5They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 83:2

    For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

  • Isaiah 29:5

    But the multitude of thy foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be in an instant suddenly.

  • Isaiah 7:1

    And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

  • Isaiah 10:8

    For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings?

  • Isaiah 8:8

    and it shall sweep onward into Judah; it shall overflow and pass through; it shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of its wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

  • Revelation 17:12

    And the ten horns that thou sawest are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.

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