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

2For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea, 3when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea. (Selah) The river’s channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One. 5God lives within it, it cannot be moved. God rescues it at the break of dawn. 6Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown. God gives a shout, the earth dissolves.

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 lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.
• Psalms 36:8They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.
• Isaiah 8:6“These people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and melt in fear over Rezin and the son of Remaliah.
• Isaiah 48:18If 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 47:1Then 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.
• Revelation 22:1Then 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,
• Psalms 48:1The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.
• Psalms 87:3People say wonderful things about you, O city of God. (Selah)
• 2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
• Isaiah 37:35I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’”
• Isaiah 60:14The 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.’
• Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly
• Revelation 21:2And I saw the holy city – the new Jerusalem – descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
• Deuteronomy 12:11Then 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.
• Psalms 91:1As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –
• Psalms 92:1It is fitting to thank the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One!

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