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Psalms 46:4

There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

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ASV

There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

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.

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נָהָ֗רna.Hara riverH5104 →
פְּלָגָ֗יוpe.la.Gavstreams itsH6388 →
יְשַׂמְּח֥וּye.sa.me.Chuthey make gladH8055 →
עִיר־'ir-[the] city ofH5892 →
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
קְ֝דֹ֗שׁke.Dosh[the] holy [place] ofH6918 →
מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥יmish.ke.Nei[the] dwellings ofH4908 →
עֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.Yon[the] Most HighH5945 →

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Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the LambRevelation 22:1–3Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the LambPsalms 36:8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.Ezekiel 47:1–12Then 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.Psalms 36:8–9They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.Psalms 87:3Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. SelahPsalms 48:8As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. SelahEzekiel 47:1Then 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.Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”Genesis 2:10Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:Psalms 101:8Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.Psalms 23:2He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.Psalms 65:9You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’Psalms 87:7Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”Isaiah 48:18If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.

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