KJV King James 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, [even] of thy holy temple.
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Psalm 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.
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BSB 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.
WEB World English Bible
Blessed is 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — Psalm 65
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
3 Iniquities prevail against me: [as for] our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
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.
5 [By] terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; [who art] the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off [upon] the sea:
6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; [being] girded with power:
7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אַשְׁרֵ֤י׀H835 · e.sherblessedתִּֽבְחַ֣רH977 · ba.charto chooseוּתְקָרֵב֮H7126 · qa.ravto present: comeיִשְׁכֹּ֪ןH7931 · sha.khanto dwellחֲצֵ֫רֶ֥יךָH2691 · cha.tsercourtנִ֭שְׂבְּעָהH7646 · sa.vato satisfyבְּט֣וּבH2898 · tuvgoodnessבֵּיתֶ֑ךָH1004 · betplaceקְ֝דֹ֗שׁH6918 · qa.doshholyהֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃H1964 · he.khaltemple
Cross-references
Ephesians 1:4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:Psalm 84:4Blessed [are] they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.Psalm 23:6Surely 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 106:4-5Remember me, O LORD, with the favour [that thou bearest unto] thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;Psalm 33:12Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] the LORD; [and] the people [whom] he hath chosen for his own inheritance.Psalm 36:8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.Psalm 4:3But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.Revelation 3:12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.Jeremiah 31:25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.Psalm 63:5My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:Psalm 15:1A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?Revelation 21:3-4And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God.Psalm 24:7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.Psalm 78:70-71He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:Psalm 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.Jeremiah 31:12-14Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.Revelation 7:16-17They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.2 Thessalonians 2:13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
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