O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
- KJV O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
- NKJV O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- NASB Lord of armies, Blessed is the person who trusts in You!
- NLT O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.
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Quick answer
The psalm closes by pronouncing blessed the person who trusts in the LORD of Armies. True happiness is found not in circumstances but in confidence in God.
Overview
This final verse caps Psalm 84's celebration of the joy of God's presence by naming its source: trust in Yahweh of Armies, the God of all power. The 'man who trusts' echoes the beatitudes scattered through the psalm (vv. 4, 5, 12). It points forward to the gospel summons to rest entirely on God, fulfilled supremely in Christ, in whom believers are invited to place unwavering faith.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- Jer 17:7–8But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Isa 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Isa 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Ps 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Ps 146:5–6Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- Ps 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
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