Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple. New Living Translation What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple. English Standard Version Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple! Berean Standard Bible Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple. New American Standard Bible Blessed is the one You choose and allow to approach You; He will dwell in Your courtyards. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. NASB 1995 How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. NASB 1977 How blessed is the one whom Thou dost choose, and bring near to Thee, To dwell in Thy courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple. Legacy Standard Bible How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You That he would dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. Amplified Bible Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near To dwell in Your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. Christian Standard Bible How happy is the one you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple. Holman Christian Standard Bible How happy is the one You choose and bring near to live in Your courts! We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple. American Standard Version 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, Thy holy temple. Contemporary English Version You bless your chosen ones, and you invite them to live near you in your temple. We will enjoy your house, the sacred temple. English Revised Version 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, the holy place of thy temple. GOD'S WORD® Translation Blessed is the person you choose and invite to live with you in your courtyards. We will be filled with good food from your house, from your holy temple. Good News Translation Happy are those whom you choose, whom you bring to live in your sanctuary. We shall be satisfied with the good things of your house, the blessings of your sacred Temple. International Standard Version How blessed is the one you choose, the one you cause to live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, yes, even with the holiness of your Temple. Majority Standard Bible Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple. NET Bible How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house--your holy palace. New Heart English Bible Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, that he may dwell in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple. Webster's Bible Translation Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach to thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. World English Bible Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionO the blessedness of [him whom] You choose, "" And draw near, he inhabits Your courts, "" We are satisfied with the goodness of Your house, "" Your holy temple. Young's Literal Translation O the happiness of him whom Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple. Smith's Literal Translation Happy him thou wilt choose, and thou wilt draw near; he shall dwell in thy enclosures: we shall be satisfied in the good of thy house; holy is thy temple. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBlessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; holy is thy temple, Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Blessed the one whom you will choose and bring to dwell in your courts. May we be filled with the good things of your house, your holy temple! New Revised Standard Version Happy are those whom you choose and bring near to live in your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBlessed is the man in whom thou art pleased, he whom thou causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts and be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Blessed is he with whom you are pleased, and you bring him near to dwell in your dwelling, and he will be satisfied by the goodness of your house and by the holiness of your temple. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near, That he may dwell in Thy courts; May we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, The holy place of Thy temple! Brenton Septuagint Translation Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and adopted; he shall dwell in thy courts; we shall be filled with the good things of thy house; thy temple is holy. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Praise Awaits You, O God, in Zion…3When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions. 4Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple. 5With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.… Cross References Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Hebrews 10:19-22 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ... Ephesians 2:18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. Romans 5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Ephesians 3:12 In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence. Isaiah 56:7 I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” Psalm 27:4 One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple. Psalm 84:4 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah Psalm 84:10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. Isaiah 2:3 And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Treasury of Scripture Blessed is the man whom you choose, and cause to approach to you, that he may dwell in your courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, even of your holy temple. Blessed Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. Psalm 84:4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. choosest Psalm 4:3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. Psalm 78:70,71 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: … Psalm 106:4,5 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; … causest Psalm 15:1 A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? Psalm 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. Psalm 24:7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. we shall be Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. Psalm 36:8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. Psalm 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: Jump to Previous Approach Blessed Cause Causest Choose Choosest Courts Drawest Dwell Filled Full Good Goodness Happiness Happy Holy House Inhabiteth Live Resting-Place Satisfied Selection TempleJump to Next Approach Blessed Cause Causest Choose Choosest Courts Drawest Dwell Filled Full Good Goodness Happiness Happy Holy House Inhabiteth Live Resting-Place Satisfied Selection TemplePsalm 65 1. David praises God for his grace4. The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits Blessed is the one You choose This phrase emphasizes the divine initiative in the relationship between God and humanity. The Hebrew root for "blessed" is "אַשְׁרֵי" (ashrei), which conveys a sense of happiness or fortunate state. In the context of ancient Israel, being chosen by God was a profound honor and privilege, reflecting God's sovereign will and grace. This choice is not based on human merit but on God's loving purpose, echoing themes found throughout Scripture, such as in Ephesians 1:4, where believers are chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world. and bring near to live in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house of Your holy temple Courts.--From a root meaning to wall round; especially applied to the open space within the outer fence of the Tabernacle, or to the different courts of the Temple (Exodus 27:9; 1Kings 6:36; 1Kings 7:12). We shall be satisfied.--Better, Let us be refreshed. Thy holy temple.--Literally, The holy of thy temple, which might mean "the holiness of thy temple." . . . Verse 4. - Blessed is the man whom thou choosest. The "choosing" intended is certainly not that of the seed of Aaron (Leviticus 8:1), or of the seed of Levi (Numbers 18:21-23), but that act by which God "chose" Israel out of all the nations of the earth to be "a special people unto himself" (Deuteronomy 7:6), and gave them a distinct position, and peculiar privileges. And causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts. Among the peculiar privileges, one of the greatest was that of approaching God's presence in his holy temple, and entering his "courts" and worshipping there. This all Israelites were not only permitted, but commanded to do, at least three times in the year, while the dwellers in Jerusalem, privileged above the rest, had constant opportunities of attending, and using to the full the means of grace provided for them in the sanctuary. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. In "the goodness of God's house" the psalmist includes, not only the delights there experienced, but also all the blessings which God gives to those who devoutly worship him there - "from the forgiveness of sins to outward, temporal mercies" (Hengstenberg).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ (’aš·rê) Interjection Strong's 835: Happiness, interjection, how happy! is the one You choose תִּֽבְחַ֣ר (tiḇ·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select and bring near וּתְקָרֵב֮ (ū·ṯə·qā·rêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach to dwell יִשְׁכֹּ֪ן (yiš·kōn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell in Your courts! חֲצֵ֫רֶ֥יךָ (ḥă·ṣê·re·ḵā) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet We are filled נִ֭שְׂבְּעָה (niś·bə·‘āh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited with the goodness בְּט֣וּב (bə·ṭūḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare of Your house, בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ (bê·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house the holiness קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ (qə·ḏōš) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary of Your temple. הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃ (hê·ḵā·le·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1964: A large public building, palace, temple Links Psalm 65:4 NIVPsalm 65:4 NLT Psalm 65:4 ESV Psalm 65:4 NASB Psalm 65:4 KJV Psalm 65:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 65:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 65:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 65:4 French Bible Psalm 65:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 65:4 Blessed is one whom you choose (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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