Psalms 48:5

As soon as they see, ¹  they are shocked; ²  they are terrified, they quickly retreat. ³ 

they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror.

They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in alarm.

But when they saw it, they were stunned; they were terrified and ran away.

They took one look and shook their heads, they scattered and ran away.

They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.

As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic, they took to flight;

They saw it, and so they marveled; They were troubled, they hastened away.

As soon as they see, ¹  they are shocked; ²  they are terrified, they quickly retreat. ³ 

¹ tn The object of “see” is omitted, but v. 3b suggests that the Lord’s self-revelation as the city’s defender is what they see.

² tn Heb “they look, so they are shocked.” Here כֵּן (ken, “so”) has the force of “in the same measure.”

³ tn The translation attempts to reflect the staccato style of the Hebrew text, where the main clauses of vv. 4-6 are simply juxtaposed without connectives.