Psalm 48:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever.

New Living Translation
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

English Standard Version
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God will establish forever. Selah

Berean Study Bible
As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah

New American Standard Bible
Just as we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of armies, in the city of our God; God will establish her forever. Selah

NASB 1995
As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish her forever. Selah.

NASB 1977
As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish her forever. Selah.

Amplified Bible
As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah.

Christian Standard Bible
Just as we heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. Selah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Just as we heard, so we have seen in the city of Yahweh of Hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. Selah

Contemporary English Version
We had heard about it, and now we have seen it in the city of our God, the LORD All-Powerful. This is the city that God will let stand forever.

Good News Translation
We have heard what God has done, and now we have seen it in the city of our God, the LORD Almighty; he will keep the city safe forever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The things we had only heard about, we have now seen in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God. God makes Zion stand firm forever. [Selah]

International Standard Version
Just as we have heard, so have we seen; in the city of the LORD of the heavenly armies— even in the city of our God— God will establish her forever. Interlude

NET Bible
We heard about God's mighty deeds, now we have seen them, in the city of the LORD, the invincible Warrior, in the city of our God. God makes it permanently secure. (Selah)
Classic Translations
King James Bible
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

New King James Version
As we have heard, So we have seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, In the city of our God: God will establish it forever. Selah

King James 2000 Bible
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it forever. Selah.

New Heart English Bible
As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.

World English Bible
As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.

American King James Version
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

American Standard Version
As 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. Selah

A Faithful Version
As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.

Darby Bible Translation
As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God doth establish it for ever. Selah.

English Revised Version
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah

Webster's Bible Translation
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
As we haue heard, so haue we seene in the citie of the Lord of hostes, in the Citie of our God: God will stablish it for euer. Selah.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(48:7) Lyke as we haue hearde, so haue we seene in the citie of God of hoastes: in the citie of our Lorde, God vpholdeth the same for euer. Selah.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Like as we haue herde, so se we in the cite of the LORDE of hoostes, in the cite of or God: God vpholdeth the same for euer.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
As we have heard, so we have seen, "" In the city of YHWH of hosts, "" In the city of our God, God establishes her for all time. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her -- to the age. Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
As we heard, so we saw in the city of Jehovah of armies, in the city of our God: God will prepare it even forever. Silence.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God hath founded it for ever.

Catholic Public Domain Version
As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God. God has founded it in eternity.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of LORD JEHOVAH of hosts, in the city of our God; God shall establish it unto eternity.

Lamsa Bible
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of our God; God will establish it for ever.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God-- God establish it for ever. Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. Pause.
















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