“ Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. ”
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. An...
XLVIII. A Psalm which Describes the Impression made on a Pilgrim by his Visit to Zion. Psalms 48:1 f. Praise of Zion. sides of the north is hard to comprehend. It has been explained as contras...
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. Pain as of a woman in travail - at once sudden and violent ( 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ).
This Ps. celebrates the safety and glory of Jerusalem, and the praise of her divine King. The deliverance He has wrought is vividly portrayed, and we can hardly fail to recognise that the overthrow o...
Psalms 48:1-14 THE situation seems the same as in Psalms 46:1-11 , with which this psalm has many points of contact. In both we have the same triumph, the same proud affection for the holy city a...
“The City of Our God” Psalms 48:1-14 This psalm also probably dates from 2 Chronicles 20:20 . Tekoa was only three hours' march from Jerusalem and commanded an extensive view, so that Psalms...
In Psa 46:1-11 the dominant note was of confidence, because of the government of God in the midst of His people. This is a song describing the experience resulting from such government. It is the ant...
All the powers of the world were confederate against Israel, when first God made her a church. And all the powers of the world were confederate when first the gospel was made known. Hell hath been up...
Fear took hold upon them there ,.... That is, either when they came up to the city, and passed by it, and saw what they did; or, as Kimchi observes, in the place where they thought to have made a gr...
Fear took hold upon them there, [and] pain, as of a woman in travail. Ver. 6. Fear took hold upon them there ] By "so" in the former verse, and "there" in this, the shameful flight of these enemie...
For lo, the kings were assembled The neighbouring princes confederate against Jerusalem: see the contents. They passed by In their march toward Jerusalem. They advanced, and marched on, not doubt...
The Beauty and Strength of Zion. A song and psalm for the sons of Korah. 1 Great is the L ORD , and greatly to b...
Partly at the tidings of Tirhakah's coming against them, 2 Kings 19:9 , and partly for that terrible slaughter of their army there, 2 Kings 19:35 .
The Nations Quail Before The Power of God In His Holy Hill ( Psalms 48:4-7 ). The glory of the dwellingplace of the Great God is such that the nations quail before Him. Though they may assemble th...
INTRODUCTION Superscription . “ A Song and Psalm .” “It is not easy,” says Barnes, “to account for this double appellation, or to distinguish between the meaning of these words, though probably t...
Psalms 48 There is one event, and only one, in Jewish history which corresponds point for point to the details of this Psalm the crushing destruction of the Assyrian army under Sennacherib. We may...
Psalms 48:1-3 . Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the side...
Title. A psalm for the sons of Korah. Asaph being dead, and his sons not named, we infer that the psalm, as many think, was composed on the Assyrian invasion; for then God was truly great in Zion,...
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. A song of deliverance The psalm has manifestly some historical basis. What is it? The psalm gives these points--a formidable muster before Jerusale...
EXPOSITION HERE we have another psalm of thanksgiving for a deliverance, but not apparently for the same deliverance as gave occasion for either of the two preceding psalms. Israel had now bee...
Zion as a Type of the Christian Church. A song and psalm for the sons of Korah, written by one of their number to set forth the privileges and blessings of God's dominion in His Church.
Daniel 5:6 ; Exodus 15:15 ; Exodus 15:16 ; Hosea 13:13 ; Isaiah 13:6-8 ; Isaiah 21:3 ; Jeremiah 30:6 ; Jeremiah 30:7
Fear — At the tidings of Tirhakah's coming against them, 2 Kings 19:9 , and at that terrible slaughter of their army, 2 Kings 19:35 .