How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.
- KJV Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
- NKJV Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah
- NASB Blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
- NLT What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. Interlude
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Quick answer
Blessed are those who dwell in God's house, ever praising Him. Lasting nearness to God produces continual joyful worship.
Overview
The first of three beatitudes in this psalm pronounces blessing on those who abide in God's house, whose life becomes ceaseless praise. To dwell with God is the highest blessing and its natural fruit is worship. This anticipates the eternal joy of God's people who will dwell with Him forever and praise Him without end (Rev. 22:3-4).
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Cross-references · 12
- Ps 23:6Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- Ps 65:4Blessed 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.
- Ps 27:4One 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.
- Isa 12:4–5and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
- Ps 71:8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
- Ps 42:11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Rev 7:15For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- Ps 145:21My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
- Ps 71:15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
- Ps 134:1–3A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
- Ps 42:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
- Ps 145:1–2A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
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