Psalms 84:4

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.

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

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Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

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

Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will be still praising you. Selah.

84:5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

What does Psalms 84:4 mean?

Psalms 84:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶשֶׁר (ʼesher), יָשַׁב (yâshab), בַּיִת (bayith).

Hebrew interlinear

Blessedאֶשֶׁרʼesher/eh'-sher/H835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!

are

they

that

dwellיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

thy

house:בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

they

will

still

praisingהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

thee.

Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 84:4.

Isaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! they: Heb. ye

Isaiah 5:9

In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. In: or, This is in mine ears, saith the LORD, etc Of a: Heb. If not, etc

Isaiah 6:11

Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, utterly: Heb. desolate with desolation

Isaiah 8:14

And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 84:4 say?

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

Is Psalms 84:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 84:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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