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 long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God. 3Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God! What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. Interlude 5What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. 6When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.

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 unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
• Psalms 27:4The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.
• Psalms 65:4What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple.
• Psalms 134:1Oh, praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you who serve at night in the house of the Lord.
• Psalms 71:8That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long.
• Psalms 145:1I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever.
• Isaiah 12:4In that wonderful day you will sing: “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is!
• Revelation 7:15“That is why they stand in front of God’s throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter.

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