Psalms 48:5
What does Psalms 48:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 48:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They have seen--so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They saw, — so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 14:25
And he took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for Jehovah fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
- 2 Kings 7:6
For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
- 2 Kings 19:35
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
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