Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. New Living Translation What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. English Standard Version Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. Berean Standard Bible Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. King James Bible Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. New King James Version Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. New American Standard Bible Blessed is the person whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the roads to Zion! NASB 1995 How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion! NASB 1977 How blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion! Legacy Standard Bible How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion! Amplified Bible Blessed and greatly favored is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion. Christian Standard Bible Happy are the people whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. Holman Christian Standard Bible Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. American Standard Version Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion. Contemporary English Version You bless all who depend on you for their strength and all who deeply desire to visit your temple. English Revised Version Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the highways to Zion. GOD'S WORD® Translation Blessed are those who find strength in you. Their hearts are on the road [that leads to you]. Good News Translation How happy are those whose strength comes from you, who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion. International Standard Version How happy are those whose strength is in you, whose heart is on your path. Majority Standard Bible Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. NET Bible How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple! New Heart English Bible Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. Webster's Bible Translation Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. World English Bible Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionO the blessedness of a man whose strength is in You, "" Highways [are] in their heart. Young's Literal Translation O the happiness of a man whose strength is in Thee, Highways are in their heart. Smith's Literal Translation Happy the man strength to him in thee; the raised ways in their heart; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBlessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps, Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Blessed the man who finds refuge in you, in their hearts are pilgrim roads. New Revised Standard Version Happy are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBlessed is the man whose help is from thee; in whose heart are thy ways. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Blessed is the son of man whose helper you are, and in whose heart are your ways! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways. Brenton Septuagint Translation Blessed is the man whose help is of thee, O Lord; in his heart he has purposed to go up Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Better is One Day in Your Courts…4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah 5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.… Cross References Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Isaiah 35:8-10 And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it. / No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it. / So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Isaiah 30:21 And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.” John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Hebrews 11:13-16 All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. / Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. / If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. ... 1 Peter 1:8-9 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, / now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 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. Ephesians 3:16-17 I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, / so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully Treasury of Scripture Blessed is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the ways of them. strength Psalm 28:7,8 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him… Isaiah 45:24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. Zechariah 10:12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD. in whose Psalm 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Psalm 42:4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Psalm 55:14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. Jump to Previous Blessed Happiness Happy Heart Hearts Highways Pilgrimage Strength Ways ZionJump to Next Blessed Happiness Happy Heart Hearts Highways Pilgrimage Strength Ways ZionPsalm 84 1. The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary4. Shows how blessed they are that dwell therein 8. He prays to be restored unto it. Blessed The word "blessed" in this context is derived from the Hebrew word "אַשְׁרֵי" (ashrei), which conveys a sense of happiness, contentment, and divine favor. In the biblical context, being blessed is not merely about material wealth or comfort but about a deep, abiding joy that comes from a right relationship with God. This blessing is a state of spiritual well-being and prosperity that transcends earthly circumstances. It is a reminder that true happiness is found in God alone, and those who seek Him are truly blessed. are those whose strength is in You who have set their hearts on pilgrimage (5) Blessed is the man.--Or collective, men, as the suffix, their hearts, shows. Ways.--From a root meaning to cast up--and so highways marked by the heaps of stone piled up at the side (Isaiah 57:14). In Jeremiah 18:15 mere footways or bypaths are contrasted, and so the highway lends itself as a metaphor for the way of peace and righteousness (Proverbs 12:28), as it is taken here by the Chaldee and some modern expositors. But this moral intention is secondary to the actual desire to join the pilgrim band towards Sion, and this the verse describes in words which are echoed exactly in our own Chaucer: . . . Verse 5. - Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee. God is the "Strength" of all who trust in him. The psalmist seems to mean that mere dwelling in the house of God is not enough for blessedness. Trust in God - having God for one's Strength - is also requisite (comp. ver. 12). In whose heart are the ways of them; literally, in whose heart are highways. The "highways" intended are probably those of holiness (comp. Proverbs 16:17 and Isaiah 35:8).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י (’aš·rê) Interjection Strong's 835: Happiness, interjection, how happy! are those אָ֭דָם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being whose strength עֽוֹז־ (‘ō·wz-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5797: Strength, might is in You, בָ֑ךְ (ḇāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew whose hearts בִּלְבָבָֽם׃ (bil·ḇā·ḇām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart are set on pilgrimage. מְ֝סִלּ֗וֹת (mə·sil·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4546: A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase Links Psalm 84:5 NIVPsalm 84:5 NLT Psalm 84:5 ESV Psalm 84:5 NASB Psalm 84:5 KJV Psalm 84:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 84:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 84:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 84:5 French Bible Psalm 84:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 84:5 Blessed are those whose strength (Psalm Ps Psa.) |