KJV ORIGINAL
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They saw it and were amazed; they became frightened and quickly ran away.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how enemies who came to attack God's city were so overwhelmed by what they saw that they fled in terror.
📚 Historical Context
Psalm 48 celebrates Jerusalem as God's holy city and likely refers to a specific historical event where enemy armies approached to attack but were supernaturally defeated or frightened away. This could reference events like Sennacherib's failed siege of Jerusalem during King Hezekiah's reign, when the Assyrian army mysteriously withdrew after seeing God's power protecting the city.
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