Psalms 48:6

6 Trembling took hold of them right there— like a woman giving birth,

Psalms 48:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 48:6

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 great slaughter; that is, in Armageddon, ( Revelation 16:16 ) ; so upon the slaughter of the seven thousand names of men, or men of name and renown, such as the kings here assembled, the remnant will be frightened, ( Revelation 11:13 ) ;

[and] pain, as of a woman in travail;
this figure is made use of elsewhere, when the destruction of Babylon and the coming of Christ are spoken of; see ( Isaiah 13:8 ) ( 1 Thessalonians 5:2 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ) .

Psalms 48:6 In-Context

4 Look: the kings assembled themselves, advancing all together—

5 when they saw it, they were stunned; they panicked and ran away frightened.

6 Trembling took hold of them right there— like a woman giving birth,

7 or like the east wind when it smashes the ships of Tarshish.

8 Just like we had heard, now we've seen it for ourselves in the city of the LORD of heavenly forces, in the city of our God. May God make it secure forever! Selah