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as though a wind from the east[a]
    were breaking up the ships of Tarshish.

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  1. Psalm 48:8 East: geographical allusion mentioned in the introduction. Ships of Tarshish: i.e., the most powerful ships, built for long voyages—like those that went as far as Tarshish, perhaps Tartessus in southern Spain (see 1 Ki 10:22).

As we have heard,
    so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
    in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
    forever.[a](A)

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  1. Psalm 48:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.