Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The river's channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One.
New American Standard Bible
The holy
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Themes
Cities » Built » Beside rivers
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Refreshing
Jerusalem » The names given to » City of God
Jerusalem » Called » City of God
River » Figurative » Of salvation
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 46:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Our Refuge
3 when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea. (Selah) 4 The river's channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One. 5 God lives within it, it cannot be moved. God rescues it at the break of dawn.
Cross References
Psalm 48:1
A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.
Isaiah 60:14
The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, 'The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'
Psalm 87:3
People say wonderful things about you, O city of God. (Selah)
Psalm 48:8
We heard about God's mighty deeds, now we have seen them, in the city of the Lord, the invincible Warrior, in the city of our God. God makes it permanently secure. (Selah)
Deuteronomy 12:11-12
Then you must come to the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to reside, bringing everything I am commanding you -- your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, and all your choice votive offerings which you devote to him.
2 Chronicles 6:6
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.'
Psalm 23:2
He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.
Psalm 36:8-9
They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.
Psalm 43:3
Reveal your light and your faithfulness! They will lead me, they will escort me back to your holy hill, and to the place where you live.
Psalm 65:9
You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.
Psalm 91:1
As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king --
Psalm 92:1
A psalm; a song for the Sabbath day. It is fitting to thank the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One!
Psalm 92:8
But you, O Lord, reign forever!
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
Isaiah 8:6-7
"These people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and melt in fear over Rezin and the son of Remaliah.
Isaiah 37:35-36
I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant."'"
Isaiah 48:18
If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.
Ezekiel 47:1-12
Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple. I noticed that water was flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from under the right side of the temple, from south of the altar.
Micah 6:6
With what should I enter the Lord's presence? With what should I bow before the sovereign God? Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
Hebrews 12:22
But you have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly
Revelation 21:2-3
And I saw the holy city -- the new Jerusalem -- descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:10
So he took me away in the Spirit to a huge, majestic mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
Revelation 22:1-3
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life -- water as clear as crystal -- pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb,