Psalms 48:6
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Fear took hold on them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Fear took hold on them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Shaking came on them and pain, as on a woman in childbirth.
Webster's Revision
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
World English Bible
Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Trembling took hold of them there; pain, as of a woman in travail.
Barnes's Psalms 48:6 Bible Commentary
Fear took hold upon them there - Trembling seized them; they were filled with sudden consternation. That is, as soon as they saw the city, or had a distinct view of it, they became alarmed.
And pain - Distress; anguish. The distress arising from disappointed hopes, and perhaps from the apprehension of their own safety. They were filled with dismay.
As of a woman in travail - This comparison is often used in the Scriptures to denote the severest kind of pain. Compare Jeremiah 4:31; Jeremiah 6:24; Jeremiah 13:21; Jeremiah 22:23; Jeremiah 30:6; Jeremiah 49:24; Micah 4:9-10; Isaiah 53:11.
Wesley's Psalms 48:6 Bible Commentary
48:6 Fear - At the tidings of Tirhakah's coming against them, 19:9 , and at that terrible slaughter of their army, ver. 35.
