Psalms 48:6
Trembling seized them there,
What it says
Trembling seized them there, like the pain of a woman in labor.
What it is doing
This verse describes their fear as sudden and overpowering.
In context
1A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 2Beautiful in loftiness, 3God is in her citadels; 4For behold, the kings assembled; 5They saw and were astounded; 6Trembling seized them there, 7With a wind from the east 8As we have heard, so we have seen 9Within Your temple, O God, 10Your name, O God, like Your praise, 11Mount Zion is glad, 12March around Zion, encircle her, 13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, 14For this God is our God forever and ever;