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Psalms 48:7
7You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish shattered by a powerful east wind.
Psalms 48:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
- New International Version (NIV)You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By the east wind you shattered the ships of Tarshish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As when You break the ships of Tarshish With an east wind.
Context of Psalms 48:7
5But when they saw it, they were stunned; they were terrified and ran away. 6They were gripped with terror and writhed in pain like a woman in labor. You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish shattered by a powerful east wind. 8We had heard of the city’s glory, but now we have seen it ourselves— the city of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. It is the city of our God; he will make it safe forever. Interlude 9O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple.
Read all of Psalms 48Psalms 48:7 word by word
בְּר֥וּחַ קָדִ֑ים תְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗ר אֳנִיּ֥וֹת תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 48:7
- Ezekiel 27:25The ships of Tarshish were your ocean caravans. Your island warehouse was filled to the brim!
- 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they met with disaster in their home port of Ezion-geber.
- Isaiah 2:16He will destroy all the great trading ships and every magnificent vessel.
- Jeremiah 18:17I will scatter my people before their enemies as the east wind scatters dust. And in all their trouble I will turn my back on them and refuse to notice their distress.”
Commentaries on Psalms 48:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish - Calmet thinks this may refer to the discomfiture of Cambyses, who came to destroy the land of Judea. "This is apparently," says he, "the same tempest which struck dismay into the land-forces of Cambyses, and wrecked his fleet which was on the coasts of the Mediterranean sea, opposite to his army near the port of Acco, or the Ptolemais; for Cambyses had his quarters at Ecbatana, at the foot of Mount Carmel; and his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish - On the ships of Tarshish, see the notes on Isaiah 2:16. The allusion to these ships here may have been to illustrate the power of God; the ease with which he destroys that which man has made. The ships so strong - the ships made to navigate distant seas, and to encounter waves and storms - are broken to pieces with infinite ease when God causes the wind to sweep over the ocean. With so much ease God overthrows the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The ships of Tarshish were built for long voyages and represent human achievement (see also 2 Chronicles 9:21; Isaiah 2:16). Their destruction might be the event mentioned in 1 Kings 22:48.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. ships of Tarshish--as engaged in a distant and lucrative trade, the most valuable. The phrase may illustrate God's control over all material agencies, whether their literal destruction be meant or not.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 48
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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