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Version</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />A river brings joy to the city of our God, the sacred home of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy <i>place</i> of the tabernacles of the most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy <i>place</i> of the tabernacle of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams make the city of God happy, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is a river — its streams delight the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is a river— its streams delight the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A river and its streams bring joy to the city, which is the sacred home of God Most High. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams bring joy to the city of God, the holy place where the Most High lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There is a river that brings joy to the city of God, to the sacred house of the Most High. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look! There is a river whose streams make the city of God rejoice, even the Holy Place of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The river's channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A river—its streams make glad the city of God, "" Your holy place of the dwelling places of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A river -- its rivulets rejoice the city of God, Thy holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A river, its streams will gladden the city of God, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful: the most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 45:5>The frenzy of the river rejoices the city of God. The Most High has sanctified his tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Streams of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of our God, The holy place of the most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The streams of the rivers will rejoice in The City of our God: it is the holy place, the dwelling of The Highest.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holiest dwelling-place of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The flowings of the river gladden the city of God: the Most High has sanctified his tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/46-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5486" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/46.htm">God is Our Refuge and Strength</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: nā·hār (N-ms) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">There is a river</a> <a href="/hebrew/6388.htm" title="6388: pə·lā·ḡāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A channel, canal. From palag; a rill.">whose streams</a> <a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: yə·śam·mə·ḥū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome.">delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr- (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qə·ḏōš (Adj-msc) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">the holy place where</a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: ‘el·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">the Most High</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kə·nê (N-mpc) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">dwells.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-12</a></span><br />Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. / Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side. / As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a></span><br />Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Isaiah 33:21</a></span><br />But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Zechariah 14:8</a></span><br />And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-3</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a></span><br />With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a></span><br />And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></span><br />But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6</a></span><br />“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></span><br />“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a></span><br />The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8-9</a></span><br />They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.</p><p class="hdg">a river</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a></b></br> He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8,9</a></b></br> They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6,7</a></b></br> Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; … </p><p class="hdg">city</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1,8</a></b></br> A Song <i>and</i> Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great <i>is</i> the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, <i>in</i> the mountain of his holiness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/87-3.htm">Psalm 87:3</a></b></br> Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a></b></br> But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.</p><p class="hdg">holy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-11.htm">Deuteronomy 12:11,12</a></b></br> Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD: … </p><p class="hdg">most</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Psalm 91:1</a></b></br> He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-1.htm">Psalm 92:1,8</a></b></br> A Psalm <i>or</i> Song for the sabbath day. <i>It is a</i> good <i>thing</i> to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:8</a></b></br> If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for <i>he that is</i> higher than the highest regardeth; and <i>there be</i> higher than they.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">City</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/job/39-6.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/26-8.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/33-14.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/psalms/45-7.htm">High</a> <a href="/numbers/18-29.htm">Holiest</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">River</a> <a href="/job/29-6.htm">Rivulets</a> <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/job/36-24.htm">Whereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/74-20.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/psalms/46-7.htm">High</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Holiest</a> <a href="/psalms/47-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/48-3.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">River</a> <a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Rivulets</a> <a href="/psalms/60-6.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/psalms/69-25.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Whereof</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">The confidence which the church has in God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/46-8.htm">An exhortation to behold it</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/46.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>There is a river</b><br />The imagery of a river in biblical literature often symbolizes life, sustenance, and divine provision. In the Hebrew context, the word "river" (נָהָר, nahar) can evoke the idea of a continuous, life-giving flow. Unlike the tumultuous waters mentioned earlier in the psalm, this river is calm and life-sustaining, representing God's peace and provision. Historically, Jerusalem did not have a major river, which emphasizes the metaphorical nature of this river as a divine source of spiritual nourishment and blessing.<p><b>whose streams</b><br />The "streams" (פְּלָגִים, pelagim) suggest divisions or channels that distribute the river's life-giving water. This can be seen as a metaphor for the manifold ways God's grace and blessings are distributed among His people. The streams bring refreshment and joy, indicating the reach and impact of God's presence in the lives of believers. In a historical context, the streams could symbolize the various ways God’s presence and blessings are experienced within the community of faith.<p><b>delight the city of God</b><br />The "city of God" refers to Jerusalem, often seen as the earthly representation of God's heavenly kingdom. The Hebrew word for "delight" (שָׂמַח, samach) conveys joy and gladness. This phrase suggests that the presence of God, symbolized by the river, brings profound joy and satisfaction to His people. Theologically, it points to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises and the joy found in His presence. The city of God is not just a physical location but a spiritual reality where God’s people dwell in His presence.<p><b>the holy place</b><br />This phrase refers to the sacredness of the location where God resides. The "holy place" (מִקְדָּשׁ, miqdash) is a term that denotes a sanctuary or a consecrated area. In the context of ancient Israel, it would bring to mind the temple in Jerusalem, the center of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence. This highlights the sanctity and set-apart nature of the place where God chooses to dwell among His people.<p><b>where the Most High dwells</b><br />The "Most High" (עֶלְיוֹן, Elyon) is a title for God that emphasizes His supreme authority and sovereignty over all creation. The verb "dwells" (שָׁכַן, shakan) indicates a settled, abiding presence. This phrase assures believers of God's constant and unshakeable presence among them. Historically, this would have been a source of immense comfort and assurance to the Israelites, knowing that the Almighty God was in their midst, providing protection and blessing. In a broader theological sense, it points to the ultimate reality of God's eternal presence with His people, both now and in the eschatological future.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">A river . . .</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">n?har, i.e., </span>a perennial stream, as distinguished from <span class= "ital">n?chal, </span>a torrent bed dry except in the rainy season. Plainly, then, the "Cedron" is not here alluded to. But many commentators think "Siloam" is intended. (See Stanley, <span class= "ital">Sinai and Palestine, </span>p. 180, and comp. <a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm" title="Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.">Isaiah 12:3</a>; <a href="/context/ezekiel/47-1.htm" title="Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.">Ezekiel 47:1-5</a>; <a href="/john/7-37.htm" title="In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to me, and drink.">John 7:37</a>.)<p>There may not, however, be any such local allusion. The river, flowing calmly and smoothly along, may be only a symbol of the peace and blessing of the Divine presence, as the tumult and tempest of the sea in the last verse are of the world's noisy troubles. Indeed, the LXX. (comp. Prayer Book version) seems to connect the river of this verse with the waters of the preceding.<p><span class= "bld">Streams.</span>--See Note on <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm" title="And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.">Psalm 1:3</a>, where the same word occurs.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There is a river, the streams</span> <span class="cmt_word">whereof shall make glad the city of God. </span> In contrast with the scene of tumult and disturbance in the world at large, which the writer has presented to us in vers. 2, 3, he now shows us, resting in perfect peace and tranquillity, "the city of God," threatened, indeed, by the nations, but undismayed by them, and calmly trusting in the protection of the God who is "in the midst of her." To this city he assigns a "river, the streams whereof make her glad;" imagery in which we may recognize the perennial fountain of God's grace - that "pure river of water of life," which, welling forth from the throne of God and of the Lamb, continually refreshes and gladdens the Church of Christ (<a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1</a>), whether her dwell-tug-place be the earthly or the heavenly Jerusalem. <span class="cmt_word">The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3</a>). The direct application is, of course, to the earthly Jerusalem, which the armies of Sennacherib were threatening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/46-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">There is a river</span><br /><span class="heb">נָהָ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(nā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose streams</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלָגָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(pə·lā·ḡāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6388.htm">Strong's 6388: </a> </span><span class="str2">A channel, canal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">delight</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׂמְּח֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·śam·mə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8055.htm">Strong's 8055: </a> </span><span class="str2">To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִיר־</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the holy [place where]</span><br /><span class="heb">קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ḏōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Most High</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶלְיֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘el·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dwells.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 46:4 There is a river the streams (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/46-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 46:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 46:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/46-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 46:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 46:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>