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Psalms 65:4
4Blessed is he whom thou choosest and causest to approach: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, of thy holy temple.
Psalms 65:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.
Context of Psalms 65:4
2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 3Iniquities have prevailed against me: our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them. Blessed is he whom thou choosest and causest to approach: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, of thy holy temple. 5By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, thou confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the distant regions of the sea. ... 6Who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with power;
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אַשְׁרֵ֤י׀ תִּֽבְחַ֣ר וּתְקָרֵב֮ יִשְׁכֹּ֪ן חֲצֵ֫רֶ֥יךָ נִ֭שְׂבְּעָה בְּט֣וּב בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 65:4
- Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!
- Psalms 84:4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah.
- Psalms 4:3But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious [man] for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.
- Psalms 78:70And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
- Psalms 106:4Remember me, O Jehovah, with [thy] favour toward thy people; visit me with thy salvation:
- Psalms 135:4For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession.
- Ephesians 1:4according as he has chosen us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [the] beginning to salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth:
- Psalms 15:1Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tent? who shall dwell in the hill of thy holiness?
- Psalms 23:6Surely, goodness and loving-kindness shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah for the length of the days.
- Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.
- Revelation 3:12He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven, from my God, and my new name.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Psalms 36:8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
- Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.
- Jeremiah 31:12And they shall come and sing aloud upon the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for corn, and for new wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not languish any more at all.
Commentaries on Psalms 65:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest - This is spoken in reference to the priests who were chosen of God to minister at the tabernacle; and who were permitted to approach, draw nigh, to the Divine Majesty by the various offerings and sacrifices which they presented. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house - Though we are not priests, and have not the great felicity to minister before thee in holy things; yet we can worship at thy temple…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest - That is, Happy is the man; or, “Oh, the happiness of the man whom thou dost thus permit to approach thee.” The construction here in the Hebrew is the same as in Psalm 1:1. See the notes at that passage. The word choosest refers to the fact that true piety regards all such blessings as the result of the divine favor; the fruit of his electing grace and love. Compare the notes at Ephesians 1:3-4; notes at 1 Peter…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4the one You choose and bring near: This includes people from Israel and other nations. Only those God sees as blameless live in his holy courts (Psalms 15 and 24). At the temple, God's earthly palace, all nations can gather to experience God's holy presence. No structure can separate humans from God (see Revelation 21:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. dwell in thy courts; ... [and] satisfied with the goodness ... temple--denote communion with God (Psa 15:1; 23:6; compare Psa 5:7). This is a blessing for all God's people, as denoted by the change of number.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 65
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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