Psalm 84

Psalms · Chapter 84

Psalms 84:5

1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.3Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.6Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
how blessed!אַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash-REIH0835
blessed

אֶ֫שֶׁר (e.sher) 1) happiness, blessedness 1a) often used as interjection 1b) blessed are

[is] a personאָ֭דָם'A-domH0120G
man

אָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

[who] strengthעֽוֹז־'oz-H5797
strength

עֹז (oz) 1) might, strength 1a) material or physical 1b) personal or social or political

[whom] highwaysמְ֝סִלּ֗וֹתme-si-LOTH4546
highway

מְסִלָּה (me.sil.lah) highway, raised way, public road

[are] in heart theirבִּלְבָבָֽם׃bil-va-VAMH3824
heart

לֵבָב (le.vav) 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage Aramaic equivalent: le.vav (לְבַב "heart" H3825)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.