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God Is Our Refuge and Strength

Psalms 46:8

In 11 translations

BSB
Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.
KJV
Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
WEB
Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made on the earth.
ASV
Come, behold the works of Jehovah, What desolations he hath made in the earth.
LSV
Come, see the works of YHWH, || Who has done astonishing things in the earth,
YLT
Come ye, see the works of Jehovah, Who hath done astonishing things in the earth,
DBY
Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth:
DRC45:9
Come and behold ye the works of the Lord: what wonders he hath done upon earth,
GNV
Come, and behold the workes of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
JPS46:9
Come, behold the works of the LORD, who hath made desolations in the earth.
LXXE45:9
Come, and behold the works of the Lord, what wonders he has achieved on the earth.

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Original-language editions

WLC46:9
לְֽכוּ־חֲ֭זוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֖ם שַׁמּ֣וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃KJV:Ps.46.8
LXX-Br45:9
Δεῦτε καὶ ἴδετε τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Κυρίου, ἃ ἔθετο τέρατα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 66:5Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
  • Isaiah 24:1Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
  • Isaiah 61:4They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.
  • Psalms 92:4–6For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands. How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
  • Isaiah 34:2–17The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will…
  • Psalms 111:2–3Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:23–24The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. When the men of…
  • Exodus 12:30During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
  • Joshua 11:20For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  • Exodus 10:7Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is in ruins?”
  • Numbers 23:23For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
  • Exodus 14:30–31That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore. When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD…

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