Psalm 46:8

Translations

Modern

Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.

Traditional

Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

Literal

Come, see the works of YHWH, who has set devastation upon the earth.

Latin

Venite, et videte opera Domini, quæ posuit prodigia super terram,

Original

Hebrew

English

Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.

Notes

Psalms 46:8

Israel witnessed the Lord's amazing works in the wilderness (Psalms 107:24; 111:2), but the wicked, who do not care about them (28:5), end up desolate (73:19).

Psalms 46:8–9

This invitation to trust in the Lord offers a perspective on God’s interactions with human powers.

Psalms 46:1–11

This psalm of Zion celebrates God's special presence in Jerusalem (see also Psalms 48, 76, 87, 122). It encourages trust in the Lord because the people of Zion have his protection.

Theme notes and profiles

Praise Psalms Salvation in the Psalms Zion

Related verses

Psalm 66:5
Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
Isaiah 24:1
Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
Isaiah 61:4
They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.
Psalm 92:4–6
For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
Isaiah 34:2–17
The 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.
Psalm 111:2–3
Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
Joshua 11:20
For 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 12:30
During 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.
2 Chronicles 20:23–24
The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
Exodus 10:7
Pharaoh’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 lies in ruins?”
Numbers 23:23
For 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 14:30–31
That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.

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