KJV King James Version
Happy [is that] people, that is in such a case: [yea], happy [is that] people, whose God [is] the LORD.
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Psalm 144:15
Happy [is that] people, that is in such a case: [yea], happy [is that] people, whose God [is] the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
Happy is the people that is in such a case; Yea, happy is the people whose God is Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God is Jehovah!
Surrounding context — Psalm 144
12 That our sons [may be] as plants grown up in their youth; [that] our daughters [may be] as corner stones, polished [after] the similitude of a palace:
13 [That] our garners [may be] full, affording all manner of store: [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14 [That] our oxen [may be] strong to labour; [that there be] no breaking in, nor going out; that [there be] no complaining in our streets.
15 Happy [is that] people, that is in such a case: [yea], happy [is that] people, whose God [is] the LORD.
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Cross-references
Psalm 33:12Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] the LORD; [and] the people [whom] he hath chosen for his own inheritance.Ephesians 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:Psalm 146:5Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:Deuteronomy 33:29Happy [art] thou, O Israel: who [is] like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who [is] the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.Psalm 65:4Blessed [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.Psalm 89:15Blessed [is] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
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