Psalms 48:6

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

Verse	KJV	BSB	ASV
6	Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.	Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.	Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.

Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.

English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
trembling	רְ֭עָדָה	RE-'a-dah	H7461B	trembling רַ֫עַד (ra.ad) trembling Another spelling of re.a.dah (רְעַדָה "trembling" H7461B)
it seized them	אֲחָזָ֣תַם	'a-cha-ZA-tam	H0270	to grasp אָחַז (a.chaz) 1) grasp, take hold, seize, take possession 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened
there	שָׁ֑ם	Sham	H8033G	there שָׁם (sham) 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536)
anguish	חִ֝֗יל	Chil	H2427A	agony חִיל (chil) 1) pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish 1a) writhing (of fear) 1b) anguish Also means: chi.lah (חִילָה "agony" H2427B)
like the [woman] giving birth	כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃	kai-yo-LE-dah	H3205	to beget יָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.