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Psalms 84:4

Psalms 84:4
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, Or, "for thee", as some choose to render the words; who have bodily strength from the Lord, for his worship and service, to go up to his house, and serve…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house - Who are constantly there; whose permanent abode is there. The reference is to the priests and Levites - the ministers of religion - who had their permanent…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 84:1-7

The psalmist here, being by force restrained from waiting upon God in public ordinances, by the want of them is brought under a more sensible conviction than ever of the worth of them. Observe,

I. The…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Blessed Or, happy, as in Psa 1:1; and so in Psa 84:84; Psa 84:84. Not those who are "of the household of God" in the wider sense (Psa 23:6; Psa 27:4; cp. Eph 2:19), but the actual ministers of the…