Psalms 84 · Verse 4

Psalms 84:4

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
Psalms 84:4, King James Version

Psalms 84:4 in other translations

BSBHow blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
WEBBlessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.
ASVBlessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. [Selah
YLTO the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. Selah.
DARBYBlessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah.
BBEHappy are they whose resting-place is in your house: they will still be praising you. (Selah.)
WebsterBlessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

What does Psalms 84:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Blessed 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 84:1-7

The ordinances of God are the believer's solace in this evil world; in them he enjoys the presence of the living God: this causes him to regret his absence from them. They are to his soul as the nest to the bird. Yet they are only an earnest of the happiness of heaven; but how can men desire to enter that holy habitation, who complain of Divine ordinances as wearisome? Those are truly happy, who go forth, and go on…

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Psalms 84:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַ֭שְׁרֵי'Ash.reihow blessed!H835
יוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[are those who] dwell ofH3427
בֵיתֶ֑ךָvei.Te.khahouse yourH1004
ע֝֗וֹדodstillH5750
יְֽהַלְל֥וּךָye.ha.Lu.khathey praise youH1984
סֶּֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelahH5542

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 84:4

  • Psalms 23:6

    Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

  • Psalms 65:4

    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.

  • Psalms 27:4

    One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

  • Isaiah 12:4-5

    And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.

  • Psalms 71:8

    Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

  • Psalms 42:11

    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

  • Psalms 71:15

    My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

  • Psalms 134:1-3

    A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

  • Revelation 7:15

    Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

  • Psalms 145:21

    My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 145:1-2

    David’s Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 42:5

    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blessed.
23:6; 27:4; 65:4; 134:1-3
they will.
71:8,15; 145:1,2,21; Isa 12:4,5; Re 7:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 84:3

    Yea, 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.

  • Psalms 84:4

    Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

  • Psalms 84:5

    Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

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Psalms 84:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Bienaventurados los que habitan en tu casa: perpetuamente te alabarán. (Selah.)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le passereau même a trouvé une maison, et l’hirondelle un nid pour elle, où elle a mis ses petits:… tes autels, ô Éternel des armées! mon roi et mon Dieu!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Glückselig, die da wohnen in deinem Hause! stets werden sie dich loben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Mitigasti omnem iram tuam; avertisti ab ira indignationis tuæ.