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in whose heart <i>are</i> the ways <i>of them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/84.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Blessed <i>is</i> the man whose strength <i>is</i> in You, Whose heart <i>is</i> set on pilgrimage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/84.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the person whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the roads <i>to Zion!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/84.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/84.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />How blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways <i>to Zion!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/84.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways <i>to Zion</i>!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/84.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Blessed <i>and</i> greatly favored is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways <i>to Zion.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/84.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Happy are the people whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/84.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/84.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/84.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You bless all who depend on you for their strength and all who deeply desire to visit your temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/84.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/84.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Blessed are those who find strength in you. Their hearts are on the road [that leads to you]. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/84.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How happy are those whose strength comes from you, who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/84.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How happy are those whose strength is in you, whose heart is on your path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/84.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/84.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/84.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/84.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/84.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/84.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O the blessedness of a man whose strength is in You, "" Highways [are] in their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/84.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O the happiness of a man whose strength is in Thee, Highways are in their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/84.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Happy the man strength to him in thee; the raised ways in their heart;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/84.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/84.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 83:6>Blessed is the man whose help is from you. In his heart, he is disposed to ascend<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/84.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Blessed the man who finds refuge in you, in their hearts are pilgrim roads. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/84.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Happy are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/84.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whose help is from thee; in whose heart are thy ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/84.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Blessed is the son of man whose helper you are, and in whose heart are your ways!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/84.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/84.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whose help is of thee, O Lord; in his heart he has purposed to go up<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/84-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10548" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/84.htm">Better is One Day in Your Courts</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/835.htm" title="835: ’aš·rê (Interjection) -- Happiness, blessedness. From 'ashar; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!">Blessed</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">are those</a> <a href="/hebrew/5797.htm" title="5797: ‘ō·wz- (N-ms) -- Strength, might. Or rowz; from azaz; strength in various applications.">whose strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">is in You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: bil·ḇā·ḇām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">whose hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/4546.htm" title="4546: mə·sil·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A highway. From calal; a thoroughfare, literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase.">are set on pilgrimage.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7</a></span><br />But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a></span><br />I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8-10</a></span><br />And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it. / No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it. / So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21</a></span><br />And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13-16</a></span><br />All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. / Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. / If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-8.htm">1 Peter 1:8-9</a></span><br />Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, / now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a></span><br />And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-16.htm">Ephesians 3:16-17</a></span><br />I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, / so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Colossians 1:11</a></span><br />being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Blessed is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the ways of them.</p><p class="hdg">strength</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/28-7.htm">Psalm 28:7,8</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Isaiah 45:24</a></b></br> Surely, shall <i>one</i> say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: <i>even</i> to him shall <i>men</i> come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/10-12.htm">Zechariah 10:12</a></b></br> And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">in whose</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Psalm 40:8</a></b></br> I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law <i>is</i> within my heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Psalm 42:4</a></b></br> When I remember these <i>things</i>, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-14.htm">Psalm 55:14</a></b></br> We took sweet counsel together, <i>and</i> walked unto the house of God in company.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/84-4.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/psalms/84-4.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/psalms/84-4.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/81-12.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Highways</a> <a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Pilgrimage</a> <a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/81-13.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/84-12.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/psalms/84-12.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/psalms/84-12.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/psalms/84-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/85-8.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-2.htm">Highways</a> <a href="/psalms/119-54.htm">Pilgrimage</a> <a href="/psalms/84-7.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/84-7.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 84</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/84-4.htm">Shows how blessed they are that dwell therein</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/84-8.htm">He prays to be restored unto it.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/84.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/84.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Blessed are those whose strength is in You</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the source of true strength and blessing, which is found in God alone. Throughout the Bible, reliance on God is a recurring theme, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a>, where those who hope in the Lord renew their strength. The idea of blessing is deeply rooted in the covenant relationship between God and His people, as seen in the blessings and curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. The strength mentioned here is not merely physical but spiritual, indicating a reliance on God's power and provision in all aspects of life. This reliance is a mark of faith and trust, as seen in the lives of biblical figures like David, who often spoke of God as his strength and refuge (<a href="/psalms/18.htm">Psalm 18:1-2</a>).<p><b>whose hearts are set on pilgrimage</b><br>The concept of pilgrimage in this context refers to the journey to the temple in Jerusalem, a central aspect of Jewish worship and religious life. Pilgrimages were times of spiritual renewal and reflection, as seen in the annual feasts such as Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles (<a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Exodus 23:14-17</a>). The heart being set on pilgrimage indicates a deep, inner desire to seek God and His presence, reflecting a commitment to spiritual growth and devotion. This journey can also be seen as a metaphor for the Christian life, which is often described as a journey or walk of faith (<a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13-16</a>). The pilgrimage motif connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's people as sojourners and exiles, looking forward to a heavenly homeland (<a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a>, <a href="/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10</a>). This longing for God's presence and the ultimate fulfillment of His promises is a type of the believer's journey towards eternal life with Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_korah.htm">Sons of Korah</a></b><br>The authors of <a href="/bsb/psalms/84.htm">Psalm 84</a>, a group of Levitical singers and musicians who served in the temple. Their psalms often express a deep longing for God's presence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>The destination of the pilgrimage mentioned in the verse, representing the dwelling place of God and a symbol of spiritual journey and communion with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pilgrimage.htm">Pilgrimage</a></b><br>The journey to the temple in Jerusalem, which symbolizes the spiritual journey of believers seeking closeness with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_in_god.htm">Strength in God</a></b><br>Finding strength in God is a source of blessing. Believers are encouraged to rely on God's power rather than their own abilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_set_on_pilgrimage.htm">Heart Set on Pilgrimage</a></b><br>A heart set on pilgrimage reflects a life focused on spiritual growth and a journey towards deeper intimacy with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/blessing_of_the_journey.htm">Blessing of the Journey</a></b><br>The journey itself, with its challenges and growth opportunities, is a blessing. It shapes and molds believers into the likeness of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_longing.htm">Spiritual Longing</a></b><br>Cultivating a longing for God's presence is essential for spiritual vitality. This longing drives the believer's journey and sustains them through trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_of_faith.htm">Community of Faith</a></b><br>The pilgrimage is not a solitary journey. Believers are part of a community that supports and encourages one another in their spiritual walk.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_84.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 84</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_a_literal_'valley_of_baca'.htm">In Psalm 84:5–7, is there any historical or archaeological evidence for a literal “Valley of Baca”? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/effects_of_unconfessed_sin.htm">What are the effects of unconfessed sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_valley_of_baca_in_the_bible.htm">What is the Valley of Baca in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_makes_a_jerusalem_pilgrimage.htm">What defines a pilgrimage to Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/84.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5-7) In these verses, as in the analogous picture (<a href="/context/isaiah/35-6.htm" title="Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.">Isaiah 35:6-8</a>; comp. <a href="/context/hosea/2-15.htm" title="And I will give her her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.">Hosea 2:15-16</a>), there is a blending of the real and the figurative; the <span class= "ital">actual </span>journey towards Sion is represented as accompanied with ideal blessings of peace and refreshment. It is improbable that the poet would turn abruptly from the description of the swallows in the Temple to what looks like a description of a real journey, with a locality, or at all events a district, which was well known, introduced by its proper name, and yet intend only a figurative reference. On the other hand, it is quite in the Hebrew manner to mix up the ideal with the actual, and to present the spiritual side by side with the literal. We have, then, here recorded the actual experience of a pilgrim's route. But quite naturally and correctly has the world seen in it a description of the pilgrimage of life, and drawn from it many a sweet and consoling lesson.<p>(5) <span class= "bld">Blessed is the man.</span>--Or collective, <span class= "ital">men, </span>as the suffix, <span class= "ital">their </span>hearts, shows.<p><span class= "bld">Ways.</span>--From a root meaning <span class= "ital">to cast up</span>--and so <span class= "ital">highways </span>marked by the heaps of stone piled up at the side (<a href="/isaiah/57-14.htm" title="And shall say, Cast you up, cast you up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling block out of the way of my people.">Isaiah 57:14</a>). In <a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm" title="Because my people has forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;">Jeremiah 18:15</a> mere <span class= "ital">footways </span>or <span class= "ital">bypaths </span>are contrasted, and so the <span class= "ital">highway </span>lends itself as a metaphor <span class= "ital">for the way of peace and righteousness </span>(<a href="/proverbs/12-28.htm" title="In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.">Proverbs 12:28</a>), as it is taken here by the Chaldee and some modern expositors. But this moral intention is secondary to the actual desire to join the pilgrim band towards Sion, and this the verse describes in words which are echoed exactly in our own Chaucer: . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/84.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee.</span> God is the "Strength" of all who trust in him. The psalmist seems to mean that mere dwelling in the house of God is not enough for blessedness. Trust in God - having God for one's Strength - is also requisite (comp. ver. 12). <span class="cmt_word">In whose heart are the ways</span> of them; literally, <span class="accented">in whose heart are highways.</span> The "highways" intended are probably those of holiness (comp. <a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Proverbs 16:17</a> and <a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/84-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Blessed</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׁרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_835.htm">Strong's 835: </a> </span><span class="str2">Happiness, interjection, how happy!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are those</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֭דָם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose strength</span><br /><span class="heb">עֽוֹז־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wz-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5797.htm">Strong's 5797: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, might</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is in You,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְבָבָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bil·ḇā·ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are set on pilgrimage.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֝סִלּ֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·sil·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4546.htm">Strong's 4546: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/84-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 84:5 Blessed are those whose strength (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/84-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 84:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 84:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/84-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 84:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 84:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>