Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its arrogance. 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
The holy dwelling places of the Most High.
5 God is at the center of her and she will not be moved. God will help her when morning appears.

Cross References

Psalm 48:1

([Sons of Korah]) Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, his sacred mountain.

Isaiah 60:14

The sons of those who oppress you will bow in front of you. All who loathe you will bow at your feet. They will call you the city of Jehovah, Zion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 87:3

Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God.

Psalm 48:8

In the city of Jehovah of Hosts we have seen as we have heard. God will establish the city of God forever.

Deuteronomy 12:11-12

It will happen in the place Jehovah choose for his name to dwell, there you shall bring all that I command you. Bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution of your hand, and all your choice vowed offerings that you will vow to Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 6:6

Now I have chosen Jerusalem to be a place for my name. I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.

Psalm 23:2

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

Psalm 36:8-9

They drink their fill of the abundance of your house. You give them the river of your delights to drink.

Psalm 43:3

O send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me! Let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling places.

Psalm 65:9

You visit the earth and cause it to overflow. You greatly enrich it! The stream of God is full of water. You prepare their grain and thus you prepare the earth.

Psalm 91:1

He who lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 92:1

It is good to give thanks to Jehovah, to sing praises to your name, O Most High.

Psalm 92:8

But you, O Jehovah, are highly honored forever.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the country, do not be shocked at the sight. One official watches over another official and there are higher officials over them.

Isaiah 8:6-7

These people have rejected the gently flowing water of Shiloah and find joy in Rezin and Remaliah's son.

Isaiah 37:35-36

I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!'

Isaiah 48:18

If only you had listened to my commandments! Your peace would be like a river that never runs dry. Your righteousness would be like waves on the sea.

Ezekiel 47:1-12

The man took me back to the door of the Temple. I saw water flowing from under the entrance of the Temple toward the east. The Temple faced east. The water was flowing under the south side of the Temple, south of the altar.

Micah 6:6

With what shall I come before Jehovah? Shall I bow down before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with year old calves?

Hebrews 12:22

You have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads (thousands of thousands) of angels,

Revelation 21:2-3

Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:10

He carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy city Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

Revelation 22:1-3

He showed me a pure river of water of life. It was clear as crystal and flowed out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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