A river brings joy to the city of our God, the sacred home of the Most High.

有一道河，这河的分汊使神的城欢喜；这城就是至高者居住的圣所。

有一道河，这河的分汊使上帝的城欢喜，这城就是至高者居住的圣所。

有一道河，这河的分汊使神的城欢喜，这城就是至高者居住的圣所。

有一条河给上帝的城——至高者的圣所带来喜乐。

有一条河，它众多的支流使神的城充满快乐；这城就是至高者居住的圣所。

有一条河，它的众支流使神的城欢喜；这城是至高者圣洁的住所。

有一道河，這河的分汊使神的城歡喜；這城就是至高者居住的聖所。

有一道河，這河的分汊使上帝的城歡喜，這城就是至高者居住的聖所。

有一道河，這河的分汊使神的城歡喜，這城就是至高者居住的聖所。

有一條河給上帝的城——至高者的聖所帶來喜樂。

有一條河，它眾多的支流使神的城充滿快樂；這城就是至高者居住的聖所。

有一道河、它的支流使上帝的城歡喜；這城是聖所，至高者的住處。

有一條河，它的眾支流使神的城歡喜；這城是至高者聖潔的住所。

有河支流、以悅上帝之邑、即至上者帷幕之聖所兮、

至高上帝、厥有邑垣、中有聖室、河水環繞、小民悅懌兮、

有一河、支派分流、使天主之城喜樂、此城即至上主所居之聖地、

洪濤洶湧眾嶽駭。神助在咫尺。方寸無震惕。

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

God’s blessings are like a river. They fill the city of God with joy. That city is the holy place where the Most High God lives.

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.

There is a river— its streams delight the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High.

There is a river whose streams make the city of God happy, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.

There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

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

There is a river— its streams delight the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High.

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

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

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

Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.

You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your river of delights.For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.

In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side.The man brought me outside the wall through the north gateway and led me around to the eastern entrance. There I could see the water flowing out through the south side of the east gateway.Measuring as he went, he took me along the stream for 1,750 feet and then led me across. The water was up to my ankles.He measured off another 1,750 feet and led me across again. This time the water was up to my knees. After another 1,750 feet, it was up to my waist.Then he measured another 1,750 feet, and the river was too deep to walk across. It was deep enough to swim in, but too deep to walk through.He asked me,“ Have you been watching, son of man?” Then he led me back along the riverbank.When I returned, I was surprised by the sight of many trees growing on both sides of the river.Then he said to me,“ This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure.There will be swarms of living things wherever the water of this river flows. Fish will abound in the Dead Sea, for its waters will become fresh. Life will flourish wherever this water flows.Fishermen will stand along the shores of the Dead Sea. All the way from En gedi to En eglaim, the shores will be covered with nets drying in the sun. Fish of every kind will fill the Dead Sea, just as they fill the Mediterranean.But the marshes and swamps will not be purified; they will still be salty.Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing.”

O city of God, what glorious things are said of you! Interlude

We had heard of the city’s glory, but now we have seen it ourselves— the city of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. It is the city of our God; he will make it safe forever. Interlude

He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.

“ My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it. They are rejoicing over what will happen to King Rezin and King Pekah.Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River— the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels

The descendants of your tormentors will come and bow before you. Those who despised you will kiss your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, and Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place for my name to be honored, and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’”

How great is the Lord, how deserving of praise, in the city of our God, which sits on his holy mountain!

Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying,“ Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.

You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.

Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.

Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.

But you, O Lord, will be exalted forever.

No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering.

So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

you must bring everything I command you— your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, and your offerings to fulfill a vow— to the designated place of worship, the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored.“ You must celebrate there in the presence of the Lord your God with your sons and daughters and all your servants. And remember to include the Levites who live in your towns, for they will receive no allotment of land among you.

‘ For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.’”That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere.

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High.

What can we bring to the Lord? Should we bring him burnt offerings? Should we bow before God Most High with offerings of yearling calves?

Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.