Parallel Verses

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [are] those who dwell in your house; they can ever praise 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 small birds have built a nest, and the swallows have their own home. They keep their young near your altars O Jehovah my king and my God. 4 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ever praising You. Selah.
5 How happy are those whose strength comes from you, who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.

Cross References

Psalm 65:4

How blessed is the one you choose to bring near to you, to dwell in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy Temple.

Psalm 23:6

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah forever.

Psalm 27:4

I have asked one thing from Jehovah. This I will seek: to live in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to look at Jehovah's beauty and search for an answer in his temple.

Psalm 42:5

Why am I discouraged? Why am I so restless? I put my hope in God for I will still praise him. He is my salvation and my God.

Psalm 42:11

Why am I in despair? Why have I become disturbed within me? Wait for God for I shall yet praise him, the help of my countenance and my God.

Psalm 71:8

All day long I praise you and proclaim your glory.

Psalm 145:1-2

([Psalm of David]) I will praise you, my God and King! I will consecrate your name forever and ever.

Psalm 71:15

All day long my mouth will tell of your righteousness and of your salvation. I do not know the number.

Psalm 134:1-3

Bless Jehovah all you servants of Jehovah. You who serve by night in the house of Jehovah!

Psalm 145:21

My mouth will speak the praise of Jehovah! All flesh will praise his holy name forever and ever.

Isaiah 12:4-5

In that day you will say: Give thanks to Jehovah, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.

Revelation 7:15

Because of this they are before the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tent over (dwell among) them.

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