Psalm 65:4

Translations

Modern

Blessed 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.

Traditional

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

Literal

Blessed is the one You choose and bring near, that he may dwell in Your courts; we will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.

Latin

Beatus quem elegisti et assumpsisti: inhabitabit in atriis tuis. Replebimur in bonis domus tuæ; sanctum est templum tuum,

Original

Hebrew

English

Blessed 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.

Notes

Psalms 65:4

the one You choose and bring near: This includes people from Israel and other nations.
Only those God sees as blameless live in his holy courts (Psalms 15 and 24).
At the temple, God's earthly palace, all nations can gather to experience God's holy presence. No structure can separate humans from God (see Revelation 21:22).

Psalms 65:1–13

This psalm recounts the reasons why all people should praise and revere God for his almighty power and merciful care for his universe.

Psalms 51:1–65:13

These psalms of David share a common theme. They reflect on the experience of evil. In Psalm 51, the psalmist admits his wrongdoing and asks for God's forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 express sorrow over specific evils David faced. A song of praise (Psalm 65) brings David's laments to an end.

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Presence in the Psalms Temple Worship

Related verses

Ephesians 1:4
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
Psalm 84:4
How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Psalm 106:4–5
Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
Psalm 36:8
They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
Psalm 33:12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
Revelation 3:12
The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
Psalm 4:3
Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
Jeremiah 31:25
…for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
Psalm 63:5
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
Revelation 21:3–4
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

Glossary

David Music Psalms, Book of Zion

Topics

Access Access to God in his Temple Access to God is of God Access to God: Blessedness Connected With Church: Called Courts Church: Holy Temple Election: Ensures to Saints: Blessedness God: Access To Predestination: General Scriptures Concerning Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied Salvation: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Blessed: Who Frequent the House of God The Blessed: Whom God Chooses The Goodness of God: Declared to Be: Satisfying Worship: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

Psalm 65:4

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