Psalm 48:4
“For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 48Meaning
Kings assembled and advanced together, introducing a threat against the city; the scene is royal-war poetry, not an instruction for believers to seek conflict.
Kings flee; God establishes the city
Psalm 48 praises God in Zion, narrates the collapse of hostile royal confidence, meditates on steadfast love and righteousness, and turns the city’s remembered security into testimony for the next generation.
Read carefully
Kings assembled and advanced together, introducing a threat against the city; the scene is royal-war poetry, not an instruction for believers to seek conflict.
Reflection
Kings assembled and advanced together, introducing a threat against the city; the scene is royal-war poetry, not an instruction for believers to seek conflict.