Psalms 84:4

Psalms 84:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah

Context of Psalms 84:4

2I desperately want to be in the courts of the Lord’s temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God. 3Even the birds find a home there, and the swallow builds a nest, where she can protect her young near your altars, O Lord who rules over all, my king and my God. How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah) 5How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple! 6As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.

Psalms 84:4 word by word

אַ֭שְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵיתֶ֑ךָ ע֝֗וֹד יְֽהַלְל֥וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Blessedאֶ֫שֶׁר'esher · blessedH835
• they that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in thy houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• they will be still praisingהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 84:4

• Psalms 23:6Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord’s house for the rest of my life.
• Psalms 27:4I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.
• Psalms 65:4How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house – your holy palace.
• Psalms 134:1Attention! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who serve in the Lord’s temple during the night.
• Psalms 71:8I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long.
• Psalms 145:1I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!
• Isaiah 12:4At that time you will say: “Praise the Lord! Ask him for help! Publicize his mighty acts among the nations! Make it known that he is unique!
• Revelation 7:15For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will shelter them.

Commentaries on Psalms 84:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house - They who have such a constant habitation in thy temple as the sparrow or the swallow has in the house wherein it has built its nest. They will be still praising thee - They will find it good to draw nigh unto God, as he always pours out his Spirit on his sincere worshippers.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house - Who are constantly there; whose permanent abode is there. The reference is to the priests and Levites - the ministers of religion - who had their permanent abode near the tabernacle and the temple, and who were wholly devoted to the sacred duties of religion. Their lot is here spoken of as a blessed, or as a happy lot, in contradistinction from those who had only the opportunity of occasionally going up to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The priests and those who worked in the temple also lived there.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. This view is favored by the language here, which, as in Psa 15:1; 23:6, recognizes the blessing of membership in God's family by terms denoting a dwelling in His house.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 84:4

• Church
• Praise
• Worship

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Commentaries on Psalms 84

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings