Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [are] those who dwell in your house; they can ever praise you. Selah

New American Standard Bible

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ever praising You. Selah.

King James Version

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

Holman Bible

How happy are those who reside in Your house,
who praise You continually.Selah

International Standard Version

How happy are those who live in your Temple, for they can praise you continuously. Interlude

A Conservative Version

Blessed are those who dwell in thy house. They will still be praising thee. Selah.

American Standard Version

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. Selah

Amplified


Blessed and greatly favored are those who dwell in Your house and Your presence;
They will be singing Your praises all the day long. Selah.

Bible in Basic English

Happy are they whose resting-place is in your house: they will still be praising you. (Selah.)

Darby Translation

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

Happy they dwelling in thy house; they shall yet praise thee. Silence.

King James 2000

Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will be still praising you. Selah.

Modern King James verseion

Blessed are they who dwell in Your house; they will still praise You. Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be always praising thee. Selah.

NET Bible

How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are ever praising you. Selah.

The Emphasized Bible

How happy are they who abide in thy house, - Still are they praising thee. Selah.

Webster

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

World English Bible

Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. Selah.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Longing For God's House

3 Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, near your altars, O Yahweh [of] hosts, my king and my God. 4 Blessed [are] those who dwell in your house; they can ever praise you. Selah 5 Blessed [is the] man whose strength [is] in you; in their heart [are the] highways [to Zion].

Cross References

Psalm 65:4

Blessed [is one whom] you choose and bring near, [that] he may abide in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

Psalm 23:6

Surely goodness and loyal love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will stay in the house of Yahweh {for a very long time}.

Psalm 27:4

One [thing] I have asked from Yahweh; it I will seek: [that] I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Yahweh, and to consider his temple.

Psalm 42:5

Why are you {in despair}, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, [for] the salvation of his presence.

Psalm 42:11

Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I shall again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.

Psalm 71:8

My mouth is filled with your praise, with your glory all the day.

Psalm 145:1-2

I will exalt you, my God, O king, and I will bless your name forever and ever.

Psalm 71:15

My mouth will tell of your righteousness, your salvation {all day long}, though I do not know [the full] sum [of them].

Psalm 134:1-3

Look, bless Yahweh, all [you] the servants of Yahweh, who {serve} in the house of Yahweh by night.

Psalm 145:21

My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.

Isaiah 12:4-5

And you will say on that day, "Give thanks to Yahweh; call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples; bring to remembrance that his name [is] exalted.

Revelation 7:15

Because of this, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne {will shelter} them.

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