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

2So even when the earth shakes, we will not be afraid. And when the mountains fall down into the deep sea, we will still not be afraid. 3If the sea makes dangerous waves, so that even the mountains shake, we will never be afraid. Selah. There is a river that runs into the city of God, and it brings God's blessing to the people there. That is the holy place where the Most High God lives. 5God is in that city. Nothing can ever destroy it. When dawn comes, God will be there to help it. 6Nations are shouting with anger! Kingdoms shake and fall. God calls in a loud voice, and even the earth melts!

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 takes me to green fields where I can rest. He leads me to streams of water where I can drink.
• Psalms 36:8You have plenty of food in your house, to give them all that they need. You give them water from your river, that makes them happy when they drink it.
• Isaiah 8:6He said, ‘I have blessed my people, like the quiet stream of Shiloah. But they have not accepted my help. Instead, they are happy that King Rezin and Remaliah's son will help them.
• Isaiah 48:18You should have obeyed my commands. Then you would have had peace in your lives, like a river that runs quietly. You would have been safe and well, like the strong waves in the sea.
• Ezekiel 47:1The man brought me back to the entrance of the temple. There I saw water that was pouring out from under the entrance. It was pouring towards the east. (The front entrance of the temple opened towards the east.) The river of water came from under the south side of the temple. It went past the south side of the altar.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river. It had water that gives true life to people. The water shone like clean glass. The river of water started from the throne where God and the Lamb sit to rule. It ran from the throne
• Psalms 48:1The Lord is great. He deserves that people praise him in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
• Psalms 87:3People say great things about you! You are God's own city! Selah.
• 2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem to be the place where my people worship me. And I have chosen David to rule Israel, my people, as king.”
• Isaiah 37:35“I will make this city safe and I will rescue it. I will do that to show that I am great. I promised my servant David that I would do it. So I will do it.” ’
• Isaiah 60:14The descendants of your cruel enemies will come to you. They will bend down low in front of you. Everybody who insulted you before will now give you honour. They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord, Zion that is home for Israel's Holy God.’
• Hebrews 12:22But as believers in Christ, you have not come to God in that way. You have come to Mount Zion. You have come to the city of the true God who lives. You have come to the city of Jerusalem that is in heaven. There are many thousands of happy angels all together in that place.
• Revelation 21:2I saw God's own holy city, called the new Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. It was very beautiful, like a bride who is wearing beautiful clothes, ready to meet her husband.
• Deuteronomy 12:11At that time, the Lord your God will choose one special place for his people to worship him. You must take there everything that I have told you. Take your burnt offerings and other sacrifices to offer to the Lord. Take your tithes and special offerings. Take the special gifts that you have promised to give to him. Take everything to the place that God will choose.
• Psalms 91:1If anyone lives in Almighty God's safe place, the Most High God protects that person.
• Psalms 92:1It is good to thank the Lord! We sing to praise your name, Most High God.

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