PSA 46:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 45:5) Τοῦ ποταμοῦ τὰ ὁρμήματα εὐφραίνουσι τὴν πόλιν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἡγίασε τὸ σκήνωμα αὐτοῦ ὁ ὕψιστος.
(Tou potamou ta hormaʸmata eufrainousi taʸn polin tou Theou, haʸgiase to skaʸnōma autou ho hupsistos.)

BrTr (PSA 45:5) The flowings of the river gladden the city of God: the Most High has sanctified his tabernacle.

ULT A stream, its channels make the city of God rejoice,
⇔ the holy, place of the dwellings of the Most High.

UST A stream flows down from the mountains into Jerusalem.
⇔ Its cool waters refresh the people who live there.
⇔ Jerusalem is the location of God’s holy temple.
⇔ He is greater than all other spirit beings.

BSB & MSB There is a river whose streams delight the city of God,
⇔ the holy [place where] the Most High dwells.

OEB ⇔ A river there is, whose streams make glad
⇔ God’s city, the home the Most High has hallowed.

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad,
⇔ the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

NET The river’s channels bring joy to the city of God,
⇔ the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One.

LSV A river—its streams make glad the city of God,
Your holy place of the dwelling places of the Most High.

FBV A river flows to bring happiness to those in God's city, the holy place where the Most High lives.

T4T ⇔ Blessings that come from God are like a river that makes everyone in the city where we worship God joyful.
⇔ It is the city where the temple of God, who is greater than any other god, exists.

LEB • There is a river whose streams gladden the city of God,
• the holiest of the dwellings of the Most High.

BBE There is a river whose streams make glad the resting-place of God, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

Moff ⇔ The river divine has streams that gladden
⇔ the city of God,
⇔ the sacred shrine of the Most High.

JPS (PSA 46:5) (46-6) God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, at the approach of morning.

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

DRA (PSA 45:5) The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful: the most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle.

YLT A river — its rivulets rejoice the city of God, Thy holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

Drby There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of [fn]God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High.

46.4 Elohim

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

SLT A river, its streams will gladden the city of God, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

KJB-1611 There is a riuer, the streames wherof shall make glad the citie of God: the holy place of the Tabernacles of the most High.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Yet the fludde by his ryuers shall make glad the citie of God: the holy place of the tabernacles of the most hyghest.
(Yet the flood by his rivers shall make glad the city of God: the holy place of the tabernacles of the most highest.)

Gnva Yet there is a Riuer, whose streames shall make glad the citie of God: euen the Sanctuarie of the Tabernacles of the most High.
(Yet there is a River, whose streams shall make glad the city of God: even the Sanctuary of the Tabernacles of the most High.)

Cvdl Sela. For there is a floude, which wt his ryuers reioyseth ye cite of God, the holy dwellynge of the most hyest.
(Sela. For there is a flood, which with his rivers rejoiceth/rejoices ye/you_all cite of God, the holy dwelling of the most highest.)

Wycl (PSA 45:5) The feersnesse of flood makith glad the citee of God; the hiyeste God hath halewid his tabernacle.
(The fierceness of flood maketh/makes glad the city of God; the highest God hath/has hallowed/consecrated his tabernacle.)

Luth (PSA 46:5) Dennoch soll die Stadt Gottes fein lustig bleiben mit ihren Brünnlein, da die heiligen Wohnungen des Höchsten sind.
(Nonetheless should the city God’s fine funny remain/stay with your(pl) spring(n), there the holy houses/residences the highest_(one) are.)

ClVg (PSA 45:5) Fluminis impetus lætificat civitatem Dei: sanctificavit tabernaculum suum Altissimus.[fn]
(Of_the_river impetus makes_happy the_city of_God: sanctified tabernacle his_own Highest.)

45.5 Fluminis impetus. CASS. Diapsalmus. Quia Ecclesia in Christo fundatur, cui gentes et regna subjiciuntur. AUG. Quasi dicat: Ita sævit mare; sed inter hos fluctus et sonitus non timent, qui ad illud refugium confugerunt.

45.5 Of_the_river impetus. CASS. Musical_pause. Because Assembly/Church in/into/on to_Christ/Messiah is_founded, to_whom people/nations and kingdoms are_subjected. AUG. As_if let_him_say: So/thus rages the_sea; but between these wave and noise not/no they_are_afraid, who/which to it/this/that refuge they_fled.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עִיר־אֱלֹהִ֑ים

(a)_city ʼElohīm

The psalmist is using the city of God (that is, Jerusalem) to represent the people of that city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the people of the city of God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן

holy_of (Some words not found in UHB: river streams_of,its make_glad (a)_city ʼElohīm holy_of habitation_of most_high )

The psalmist is using the adjective holy as a noun to mean a certain kind of place. (The ULT indicates this by supplying the word place.) Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the holy dwelling place of the Most High]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן

holy_of (Some words not found in UHB: river streams_of,its make_glad (a)_city ʼElohīm holy_of habitation_of most_high )

The psalmist is speaking of the temple in Jerusalem as if it were a place in which God actually lived. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the holy temple of the Most High]

Note 4 topic: translate-plural

קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן

holy_of (Some words not found in UHB: river streams_of,its make_glad (a)_city ʼElohīm holy_of habitation_of most_high )

The psalmist is using the plural dwellings where he could have used the singular form. This suggests that, as in [43:3](../043/003.md), he is using the plural form to emphasize the sacred character of the temple as a place where God is present in a special way. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the singular form and express the emphasis in another way. If it would be extra information to say both “holy” and “sacred” in your translation, you could use another term to make one of those words emphatic. Alternate translation: [the very holy dwelling of the Most High] or [the very sacred temple of the Most High]

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