Psalm 48:5
“They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 48Meaning
When the gathered kings saw the city they were astonished, panicked, and fled; their collapse dramatizes the limits of hostile power rather than ethnic or national superiority.
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
When the gathered kings saw the city they were astonished, panicked, and fled; their collapse dramatizes the limits of hostile power rather than ethnic or national superiority.
Reflection
When the gathered kings saw the city they were astonished, panicked, and fled; their collapse dramatizes the limits of hostile power rather than ethnic or national superiority.