Psalm 48:6
“Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 48Meaning
Trembling seized the kings like the pain of childbirth, portraying sudden helplessness before a power they thought they controlled.
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
Trembling seized the kings like the pain of childbirth, portraying sudden helplessness before a power they thought they controlled.
Reflection
Trembling seized the kings like the pain of childbirth, portraying sudden helplessness before a power they thought they controlled.