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Psalm 46:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

II

5 [a]Streams of the river gladden the city of God,
    the holy dwelling of the Most High.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 46:5 Jerusalem is not situated on a river. This description derives from mythological descriptions of the divine abode and symbolizes the divine presence as the source of all life (cf. Is 33:21; Ez 47:1–12; Jl 4:18; Zec 14:8; Rev 22:1–2).
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