Psalms 46:4

Psalms 46:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
• New International Version (NIV)There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

Context of Psalms 46:4

2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains be shaken and slip into the heart of the seas, 3Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains tremble at its roaring. Selah. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High. 5God is in the midst of her [His city], she will not be moved; God will help her when the morning dawns. 6The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered and were moved; He raised His voice, the earth melted.

Psalms 46:4 word by word

נָהָ֗ר פְּלָגָ֗יו יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ עִיר־אֱלֹהִ֑ים קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• a riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• the streamsפֶּ֫לֶגpeleg · streamH6388
• whereof shall make gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• the holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• of the tabernaclesמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of the most Highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · Most HighH5945

Cross-references for Psalms 46:4

• Psalms 23:2He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still and quiet waters.
• Psalms 36:8They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.
• Isaiah 8:6“Because these people (Judah) have refused the gently flowing waters of Shiloah And rejoice in Rezin [the king of Aram] and Remaliah’s son [Pekah the king of Israel],
• Isaiah 48:18Oh, that you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a [flowing] river, And your righteousness [the holiness and purity of the nation] like the [abundant] waves of the sea.
• Ezekiel 47:1Then he [my guide] brought me back to the door of the house [the temple of the Lord]; and behold, water was flowing from under the threshold of the house (temple) toward the east, for the front of the temple was facing east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (Christ),
• Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
• Psalms 87:3Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God [Jerusalem]. Selah.
• 2 Chronicles 6:6but I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
• Isaiah 37:35‘For I will defend this city to save it, for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’ ”
• Isaiah 60:14The sons of those who oppressed you will come bowing down to you [in submission], And all those who despised you and treated you disrespectfully will bow down at the soles of your feet, And they will call you the City of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels [in festive gathering],
• Revelation 21:2And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, arrayed like a bride adorned for her husband;
• Deuteronomy 12:11then it shall come about that the place which the Lord your God will choose for His Name [and Presence] to dwell; there you shall bring everything that I am commanding you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes and the [voluntary] contribution of your hand [as a first gift from the fruits of the ground], and all your choice votive offerings which you vow to the Lord.
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].
• Psalms 92:1It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, To sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

Commentaries on Psalms 46:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4There is a river, the streams whereof - The Chaldee understands the river, and its streams or divisions, as pointing out various peoples who should be converted to the faith and thus make glad the city of God, Jerusalem by their flowing together to the worship of the true God. But the river may refer to the vast Medo-Persian army and its divisions: those branches which took Babylon; and, instead of ruining and destroying the poor Jews, preserved them…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4There is a river - There is no allusion here to any particular stream or river, but the image is designed to represent a state of peace and calm security in contrast with the rough and troubled ocean. While the ocean rages, and foams, and dashes against the mountains as if it would overturn them, the state of Jerusalem, the city of God, was well represented by a calm and gently-flowing river; a river of full banks, diffusing joy and fertility and beauty…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4This river provides life, renewal, and healing like the streams flowing through Eden (Psalm 36:8–9; see Genesis 2:10; Ezekiel 47; Revelation 22:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. God's favor is denoted by a river (compare Psa 36:8; Zec 14:8; Re 22:1). city of God, the holy place--His earthly residence, Jerusalem and the temple (compare Psa 2:6; 3:4; 20:2; 48:2, &c.). God's favor, like a river whose waters are conducted in channels, is distributed to all parts of His Church. most High--denoting His supremacy (Psa 17:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 46:4

• Church
• Gentiles
• Gospel
• Jerusalem
• Joy
• River
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Holy place
• Most High
• Alamoth
• Move
• Psalms
• Strength
• Sunder
• Tent

Commentaries on Psalms 46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings