Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

New American Standard Bible

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
The holy dwelling places of the Most High.

King James Version

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

Holman Bible

There is a river—
its streams delight the city of God,
the holy dwelling place of the Most High.

International Standard Version

Look! There is a river whose streams make the city of God rejoice, even the Holy Place of the Most High.

American Standard Version

There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

Amplified


There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
The holy dwelling places of the Most High.

Bible in Basic English

There is a river whose streams make glad the resting-place of God, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

Darby Translation

There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High.

Julia Smith Translation

A river, its streams will gladden the city of God, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

King James 2000

There is a river, the streams of which shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacle of the most High.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[There is] a river whose streams gladden the city of God, the holiest of the dwellings of the Most High.

Modern King James verseion

There is a river, its channels gladden the city of God glad, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy dwelling of the most highest.

NET Bible

The river's channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One.

New Heart English Bible

There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

The Emphasized Bible

A river! whose channels, shall gladden the city of God, The Most High, hath hallowed his habitation.

Webster

There is a river, the streams of which shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

World English Bible

There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

Youngs Literal Translation

A river -- its rivulets rejoice the city of God, Thy holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

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Context Readings

God Our Refuge

3 though the waters of it roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with the swelling of it. Selah. 4 There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. 5 God is in the midst of her. She shall not be moved. God will help her, and that right early.

Cross References

Psalm 48:1

Great is LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

Isaiah 60:14

And the sons of those who afflicted thee shall come bending to thee. And all those who despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet. And they shall call thee The city of LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 87:3

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

Psalm 48:8

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, God will establish it forever. Selah.

Deuteronomy 12:11-12

then it shall come to pass that to the place which LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there, there ye shall bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offe

2 Chronicles 6:6

But I have chosen Jerusalem that my name might be there. And have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

Psalm 23:2

He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

Psalm 36:8-9

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou will make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

Psalm 43:3

O send out thy light and thy truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

Psalm 65:9

Thou visit the earth, and water it; thou greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. Thou provide them grain when thou have so prepared the earth.

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 92:1

It is a good thing to give thanks to LORD, and to sing praises to thy name, O Most High,

Psalm 92:8

but thou, O LORD, are on high for evermore.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If thou see the oppression of a poor man, and the violent wresting of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter. For [a man] higher than the high is observing, and there are higher [men] than they.

Isaiah 8:6-7

Inasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son,

Isaiah 37:35-36

For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

Isaiah 48:18

Oh that thou had hearkened to my commandments! Then thy peace would have been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.

Ezekiel 47:1-12

And he brought me back to the door of the house. And, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward, for the forefront of the house was toward the east. And the waters came down from under, from the right

Micah 6:6

Why shall I come before LORD, and bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?

Hebrews 12:22

But ye have come to mount Zion, and to the city of a living God, a heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of heavenly agents,

Revelation 21:2-3

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:10

And he carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 22:1-3

And he showed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

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