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Psalm 48:5–6

they saw her and were astounded;

they fled in terror.b

Trembling seizedc them there,

pain like that of a woman in labor.d

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Psalm 48:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;

they were in panic; they took to flight.

Trembling took hold of them there,

anguish as of a woman in labor.

Psalm 48:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

They saw it, and so they marvelled;

They were troubled, and hasted away.

Fear took hold upon them there,

And pain, as of a woman in travail.

Psalm 48:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But when they saw it, they were stunned;

they were terrified and ran away.

They were gripped with terror

and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.

Psalm 48:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

They saw it, and so they marveled;

They were troubled, they hastened away.

Fear took hold of them there,

And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs,

Psalm 48:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

But when they saw it, they were amazed.

They ran away in fear.

Fear took hold of them;

they hurt like a woman having a baby.

Psalm 48:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

They saw it, then were they amazed;

They were dismayed, they hasted away.

Trembling took hold of them there,

Pain, as of a woman in travail.

Psalm 48:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

They saw, —so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation: Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

Psalm 48:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

⸤When⸥ they saw ⸤Mount Zion⸥, 

they were astonished. 

They were terrified and ran away in fear. 

Trembling seized them 

like the trembling that a woman experiences during labor. 

Psalm 48:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

They looked and froze with fear;

they fled in terror.

Trembling seized them there,

agony like that of a woman in labor,

Psalm 48:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;

they were in panic, they took to flight;

trembling took hold of them there,

pains as of a woman in labor,

Psalm 48:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

They themselves saw it, so they were astonished.

They were terrified; they ran off.

Trembling seized them there—

pain as of a woman in labor.

Psalm 48:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But when they saw Mount Zion, they were amazed.

They ran away in terror.

Trembling took hold of them.

They felt pain like a woman giving birth to a baby.

Psalm 48:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

They saw it, then they were amazed;

They were terrified, they fled in alarm.

Panic seized them there,

Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.


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