Psalms 46:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Come, behold the works of Jehovah, What desolations he hath made in the earth.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 66:5 : 5 Come, and see the works of God; [He is] terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
Ps 92:4-6 : 4 For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 5 How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep. 6 A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:
Ps 111:2-3 : 2 The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 3 His work is honor and majesty; And his righteousness endureth for ever.
Isa 24:1 : 1 Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Isa 34:2-9 : 2 For Jehovah hath indignation against all the nations, and wrath against all their host: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies shall come up; and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as the leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as a fading [leaf] from the fig-tree. 5 For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 6 The sword of Jehovah is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Jehovah hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. 7 And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. 8 For Jehovah hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. 9 And the streams of [Edom] shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. 10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever; from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. 11 But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness. 12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing. 13 And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. 14 And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest. 15 There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate. 16 Seek ye out of the book of Jehovah, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them. 17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Isa 61:4 : 4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Exod 10:7 : 7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve Jehovah their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
Exod 12:30 : 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
Exod 14:30-31 : 30 Thus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. 31 And Israel saw the great work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared Jehovah: and they believed in Jehovah, and in his servant Moses.
Num 23:23 : 23 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
Josh 11:20 : 20 For it was of Jehovah to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
2 Chr 20:23-24 : 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. 24 And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none that escaped.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 66:3-6
4 verses
82%
3Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; They shall sing to thy name. {H5542}
5Come, and see the works of God; [He is] terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him.
Ps 46:9-11
3 verses
78%
9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.
10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
11Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542}
Ps 46:6-7
2 verses
75%
6The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542}
Mic 1:3
75%
3For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Isa 26:21
74%
21For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Isa 24:1
73%
1Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Isa 34:1
73%
1Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it.
Jer 4:26
72%
26I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of Jehovah, [and] before his fierce anger.
Ps 114:7
72%
7Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob,
Jer 51:10
72%
10Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Jehovah our God.
Hab 3:6
72%
6He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered; The everlasting hills did bow; His goings were [as] of old.
Jer 25:37
72%
37And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.
Joel 3:11
72%
11Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Jehovah.
Isa 64:3
72%
3When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.
Ps 33:8
71%
8Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Amos 9:5
71%
5For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, [is] he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt;
Isa 52:10
71%
10Jehovah hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Ps 97:4
71%
4His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.
Nah 1:5
71%
5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Isa 13:9
71%
9Behold, the day of Jehovah cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Ps 104:32
71%
32Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
Ps 66:8
70%
8Oh bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard;
Ps 73:19
70%
19How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
Ps 95:6
70%
6Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:
Ps 98:4
70%
4Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all the earth: Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.
Ps 46:3
70%
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. {H5542}
Isa 28:2
70%
2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand.
1 Chr 16:30
70%
30Tremble before him, all the earth: The world also is established that it cannot be moved.
Ps 111:2
70%
2The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
1 Chr 16:33
70%
33Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Jehovah; For he cometh to judge the earth.
Amos 8:8
70%
8Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt.
Nah 1:9
70%
9What do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Ps 102:19
70%
19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
Amos 9:8
70%
8Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah.
Ezek 39:8
70%
8Behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord Jehovah; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
Hab 3:10
70%
10The mountains saw thee, and were afraid; The tempest of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, And lifted up its hands on high.
Ps 48:8
70%
8As 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. {H5542}
Isa 40:10
70%
10Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
Ps 96:13
70%
13Before Jehovah; For he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.
Isa 14:16
70%
16They that see thee shall gaze at thee, they shall consider thee, [saying], Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
Jer 50:22
70%
22A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Ps 60:2
70%
2Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
1 Sam 12:16
70%
16Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
Ps 113:6
70%
6That humbleth himself to behold [The things that are] in heaven and in the earth?