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Psalm 65

Psa. 65:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Blessed
'esher (Hebrew #835)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
KJV usage: blessed, happy.
Pronounce: eh'-sher
Origin: from 833
is the man whom thou choosest
bachar (Hebrew #977)
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
KJV usage: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Pronounce: baw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
, and causest to approach
qarab (Hebrew #7126)
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
KJV usage: (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
Pronounce: kaw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
unto thee, that he may dwell
shakan (Hebrew #7931)
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
Pronounce: shaw-kan'
Origin: a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to 7901 through the idea of lodging; compare 5531, 7925)
in thy courts
chatser (Hebrew #2691)
from 2690 in its original sense; a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
KJV usage: court, tower, village.
Pronounce: khaw-tsare'
Origin: (masculine and feminine)
: wew shall be satisfied
saba` (Hebrew #7646)
a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
Pronounce: saw-bah'
Origin: or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}
with the goodness
tuwb (Hebrew #2898)
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
KJV usage: fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.
Pronounce: toob
Origin: from 2895
of thy house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
, even of thy holy
qadowsh (Hebrew #6918)
from 6942; sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
KJV usage: holy (One), saint.
Pronounce: kaw-doshe'
Origin: or qadosh {kaw-doshe'}
temple
heykal (Hebrew #1964)
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
KJV usage: palace, temple.
Pronounce: hay-kawl'
Origin: probably from 3201 (in the sense of capacity)
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Psa. 63:5• 5As [with] marrow and fatness thou wilt satisfy my soul;{HR}And [with] lips of rejoicings will my mouth praise thee. (Psa. 63:5)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Blessed.
Psa. 33:12• 12Happy [is] the nation whose God is Jehovah,{HR}The people he hath chosen to himself for an inheritance. (Psa. 33:12)
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Psa. 84:4• 4Blessed they that dwell in thy house!{HR}They will be still praising thee. Selah. (Psa. 84:4)
choosest.
Psa. 4:3• 3But know ye that Jehovah hath set apart him that is godly for himself:{HR}Jehovah heareth when I call unto him. (Psa. 4:3)
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Psa. 78:70‑71• 70And he chose David his servant,{HR}And took him from the sheepfold;
 71From behind suckling [ewes] he brought him{HR}To feed Jacob his people and Israel his inheritance. (Psa. 78:70‑71)
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Psa. 106:4‑5• 4Remember me, O Jehovah, in the favour of thy people,{HR}Visit me with (in) thy salvation,
 5To look on (in) the good of thy chosen ones,{HR}To rejoice in the joy of thy nation,{HR}To glory with thine inheritance. (Psa. 106:4‑5)
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Psa. 135:4• 4For Jah hath chosen Jacob for him,{HR}Israel for his peculiar treasure, (Psa. 135:4)
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Eph. 1:4• 4even as he chose us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love; (Eph. 1:4)
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2 Thess. 2:13• 13But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God chose you from [the] beginning unto salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth; (2 Thess. 2:13)
causest.
Psa. 15:1• 1A Psalm of David.{HR}O Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tent?{HR}Who shall dwell in the hill of thy holiness? (Psa. 15:1)
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Psa. 23:6• 6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;{HR}And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah to length of days. (Psa. 23:6)
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Psa. 24:7• 7Lift up, O gates, your heads, and be lifted up,{HR}O doors of eternity, and the king of glory shall come in. (Psa. 24:7)
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Rev. 3:12• 12He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall never go out more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that cometh down out of the heaven from my God, and my new name. (Rev. 3:12)
we shall be.
Psa. 17:15• 15As for me, in righteousness I shall behold thy face;{HR}I shall be satisfied in awaking [with] thy likeness. (Psa. 17:15)
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Psa. 36:8• 8They shall be abundantly satisfied with drink from the fatness of thy house,{HR}And thou shalt make them drink the stream of thy pleasures. (Psa. 36:8)
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Psa. 63:5• 5As [with] marrow and fatness thou wilt satisfy my soul;{HR}And [with] lips of rejoicings will my mouth praise thee. (Psa. 63:5)
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Jer. 31:12‑14,25• 12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
 13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
 14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.
 25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. (Jer. 31:12‑14,25)
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Rev. 7:16‑17• 16They shall hunger no more neither thirst any more nor in any wise shall the sun fall upon them nor any heat.
 17For the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall tend them and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. (Rev. 7:16‑17)
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Rev. 21:3‑4• 3And I heard a loud voice out of the throne, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God {i}is{/i} with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God.
 4And [God] shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, and no mourning nor crying nor pain shall be any more: for the first things have passed away. (Rev. 21:3‑4)
• The readiness of heart to praise in the midst of trial, and the almighty power which is looked to, whose nature is to give blessing. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 64-77” by J.N. Darby)
• The general thought there is, We only await the blessing to be fulfilled for praise to break out. God's faithfulness and power are celebrated as assuring this. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 64-77” by J.N. Darby)
• The one who draws near to God will be satisfied with the goodness of God’s house. (“Psalm 65” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Blessed is he whom thou choosest and causest to approach: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, of thy holy templec.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "of the temple of thy holiness."

W. Kelly Translation

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Blessed [is he whom] thou wilt choose and bring near:{HR}He shall dwell in thy courts.{HR}We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,{HR}The holy [place] of thy temple.