Psalms 48:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.”

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BSBPD

“They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“They have seen--so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 48:5 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 14:25He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
  2. Joshua 11:5All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
  3. 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
  4. 2 Kings 19:35And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
  5. Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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