KJV King James Version
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
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Psalm 48:8
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As 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. Selah
WEB World English Bible
As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.
ASV American Standard Version
As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. [Selah
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her—to the age. Selah.
Surrounding context — Psalm 48
5 They saw [it, and] so they marvelled; they were troubled, [and] hasted away.
6 Fear took hold upon them there, [and] pain, as of a woman in travail.
7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
10 According to thy name, O God, so [is] thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichשָׁמַ֨עְנוּ׀H8085 · sha.mato hear: hearכֵּ֤ןH3651 · kenrightרָאִ֗ינוּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeבְּעִיר־H5892 · irexcitementיְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDצְ֭בָאוֹתH6635 · tsa.vaarmyבְּעִ֣ירH5892 · irexcitementאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּH430 · e.lo.himGodאֱלֹ֘הִ֤יםH430 · e.lo.himGodיְכוֹנְנֶ֖הָH3559 · kunto establish: prepareעַד־H5704 · adtillעוֹלָ֣םH5769 · o.lamforever: enduringסֶֽלָה׃H5542 · se.lahSelah
Cross-references
Psalm 87:5And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.Micah 4:1But in the last days it shall come to pass, [that] the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.Isaiah 2:2And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.Psalm 48:1-2A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness.Matthew 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.Psalm 46:5God [is] in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, [and that] right early.Psalm 44:1-2To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.Psalm 78:3-6Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I [do] this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
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