New King James Version
Psalms 84:5
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
Psalms 84:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
- New Living Translation (NLT)What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Context of Psalms 84:5
3Even the sparrow has found a home, And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young— Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, My King and my God. 4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools. 7They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.
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אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם עֽוֹז־ל֥וֹ בָ֑ךְ מְ֝סִלּ֗וֹת בִּלְבָבָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 84:5
- Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.
- Isaiah 45:24He shall say, ‘Surely in the Lord I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him.
- Zechariah 10:12“So I will strengthen them in the Lord, And they shall walk up and down in His name,” Says the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
- Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
- Psalms 40:8I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.”
- Psalms 42:4When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.
- Psalms 55:14We took sweet counsel together, And walked to the house of God in the throng.
- Isaiah 26:9With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
- Jeremiah 31:33But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
- Jeremiah 50:4“In those days and in that time,” says the Lord, “The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; With continual weeping they shall come, And seek the Lord their God.
- Micah 4:2Many nations shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.” For out of Zion the law shall go forth, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Commentaries on Psalms 84:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The man whose strength is in thee - "Who life and strength from thee derives; And by thee moves and in thee lives." In whose heart are the ways of them - This is no sense. The original, however, is obscure: בלבבם מסלות mesilloth bilebabam, "the high ways are in their hearts;" that is, the roads winding to thy temple. Perhaps there is a reference here to the high roads leading to the cities of refuge. We wish to escape from the hands and dominion of these…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee - Not merely are they blessed who dwell there permanently, but the man also whose heart is there; who feels that his strength is in God alone who loves to go there when opportunity is afforded him, treading his way to Zion. The idea is, that all strength must come from God; that this Strength is to be obtained by waiting on him (compare the notes at Isaiah 40:31), and that, therefore, it is a privilege thus to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Travelers needed strength to meet the challenges of pilgrimage by foot along unpaved paths, in all kinds of weather and with the possibility of assaults.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Compare Psa 68:28). in whose heart ... the ways--that is, who knows and loves the way to God's favor (Pr 16:17; Is 40:3, 4).Read the comment
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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
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