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Psalm 46:8–9

qCome, behold the works of the Lord,

how he has brought desolations on the earth.

rHe makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

he sbreaks the bow and shatters the spear;

the burns the chariots with fire.

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Psalm 46:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Come and see what the Lord has done,

the desolations he has brought on the earth.

He makes wars cease

to the ends of the earth.

He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;

he burns the shields with fire.

Psalm 46:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Come, behold the works of the Lord,

What desolations he hath made in the earth.

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth;

He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder;

He burneth the chariot in the fire.

Psalm 46:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Come, see the glorious works of the Lord:

See how he brings destruction upon the world.

He causes wars to end throughout the earth.

He breaks the bow and snaps the spear;

he burns the shields with fire.

Psalm 46:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Come, behold the works of the Lord,

Who has made desolations in the earth.

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;

He burns the chariot in the fire.

Psalm 46:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Come and see what the Lord has done,

the amazing things he has done on the earth.

He stops wars everywhere on the earth.

He breaks all bows and spears

and burns up the chariots with fire.

Psalm 46:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Come, behold the works of Jehovah,

What desolations he hath made in the earth.

He 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.

Psalm 46:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth: He hath made 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.

Psalm 46:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Come, see the works of the Lord

the devastation he has brought to the earth. 

He puts an end to wars all over the earth. 

He breaks an archer’s bow. 

He cuts spears in two. 

He burns chariots. 

Psalm 46:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Come, see the works of the Lord,

who brings devastation on the earth.

He makes wars cease throughout the earth.

He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces;

He burns up the chariots.

Psalm 46:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Come, behold the works of the Lord;

see what desolations he has brought on the earth.

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear;

he burns the shields with fire.

Psalm 46:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Come, see the works of Yahweh,

who has placed desolations on the earth.

He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;

he breaks the bow and cuts off the spear.

The wagons of war he burns with fire.

Psalm 46:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Come and see what the Lord has done.

See the places he has destroyed on the earth.

He makes wars stop from one end of the earth to the other.

He breaks every bow. He snaps every spear.

He burns every shield with fire.

Psalm 46:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Come, behold the works of the Lord,

Who has wrought desolations in the earth.

He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;

He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;

He burns the chariots with fire.


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