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God's Miraculous Defense
Commentators agree this verse describes a historical event where a coalition of enemy kings gathered to attack Jerusalem but were miraculously thwarted. While scholars debate the specific battle, the point is clear: God directly intervened to protect His city. The kings' powerful assembly for war ended in a sudden, failed procession, demonstrating God's power to defend His people.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 48:4
18th Century
Theologian
For, look, the kings were assembled - There is evidently an allusion here to some fact that had occurred; some gathering of kings and their …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 48:4
19th Century
Bishop
The kings. — With the striking picture of the advance and sudden collapse of a hostile expedition that follows, compare Isaiah 10:…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 48:4
19th Century
Preacher
For, lo, the kings were assembled,
The adversaries, who boasted that they would destroy Jerusalem: the kings were assembled,
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John Calvin
On Psalms 48:4
16th Century
Theologian
For, behold! the kings assembled. Here, that special deliverance of which I have spoken is touched upon. The prophet relates how, when the…
John Gill
On Psalms 48:4
17th Century
Pastor
For, lo, the kings were assembled
As the princes of the Philistines to seek for David, when in the strong hold of Zi…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 48:1–7
17th Century
Minister
Jerusalem is the city of our God: none on earth render Him due honor except the citizens of the spiritual Jerusalem. Happy is the kingdom, the city…