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Psalms 65:4

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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 65:5.

אַשְׁרֵ֤יashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.תִּֽבְחַ֣רtivcharacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “acceptable”, an unfinished actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.וּתְקָרֵב֮uteqarevand approachקָרַבconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and approach”, an unfinished actionH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(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.יִשְׁכֹּ֪ןyishkonabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abide”, an unfinished actionH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).חֲצֵ֫רֶ֥יךָchatsereykhacourtחָצֵרnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “court”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.נִ֭שְׂבְּעָהnisbeahfillשָׂבַעverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “fill”, a determination or requestH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.בְּט֣וּבbetuvin gladnessטוּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in gladness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfarefair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.בֵּיתֶ֑ךָbeytekhafamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…קְ֝דֹ֗שׁqedoshsaintקָדוֹשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.הֵיכָלֶֽךָheykhalekhapalaceהֵיכָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “palace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1964a large public building, such as a palace or templepalace, temple.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(65-5) Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near, that he may dwell in Thy courts; may we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, the holy place of Thy temple!

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American Standard Version (1901)

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, Thy holy temple.

Young’s Literal Translation

O the happiness of [him whom] Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple.

World English Bible

Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

Darby Translation

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 temple.

Douay-Rheims

Let all the earth adore thee, and sing to thee: let it sing a psalm to thy name.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(65-5) Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near, that he may dwell in Thy courts; may we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, the holy place of Thy temple!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and adopted; he shall dwell in thy courts; we shall be filled with the good things of thy house; thy temple is holy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακάριος, ὃν ἐξελέξω καὶ προσελάβου, κατασκηνώσει ἐν ταῖς αὐλαῖς σου· πλησθησόμεθα ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς τοῦ οἴκου σου, ἅγιος ὁ ναός σου,