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 Living Translation (NLT)A river brings joy to the city of our God, the sacred home of the Most High.

Context of Psalms 46:4

2Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. 5God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn. 6The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered 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 makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
• Psalms 36:8They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
• Isaiah 8:6“Inasmuch as these people refused The waters of Shiloah that flow softly, And rejoice in Rezin and in Remaliah’s son;
• Isaiah 48:18Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
• Ezekiel 47:1Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar.
• Revelation 22:1And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
• Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain.
• Psalms 87:3Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God! Selah
• 2 Chronicles 6:6Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may 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 My servant David’s sake.’ ”
• Isaiah 60:14Also the sons of those who afflicted you Shall come bowing to you, And all those who despised you shall fall prostrate at the soles of your feet; And they shall call you The City of the Lord, 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, to an innumerable company of angels,
• Revelation 21:2Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
• Deuteronomy 12:11then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the Lord.
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
• Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And 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