King James Version

Psalms 84:5

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 84:6.

אַשְׁרֵ֣יashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.אָ֭דָםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.עֽוֹזozstrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “strength”, the ordinary formH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.ל֥וֹlvotoל֥וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toבָ֑ךְvakheinבָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”inמְ֝סִלּ֗וֹתmesilotcausewayמְסִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “causeway”, the ordinary formH4546a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircasecauseway, course, highway, path, terrace.בִּלְבָבָֽםbilvavamin breastלֵבָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(84-6) Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion .

Young’s Literal Translation

O the happiness of a man whose strength is in Thee, Highways [are] in their heart.

World English Bible

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

Darby Translation

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, — they, in whose heart are the highways.

Douay-Rheims

Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(84-6) Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blessed is the man whose help is of thee, O Lord; in his heart he has purposed to go up

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακάριος ἀνὴρ οὗ ἐστιν ἡ ἀντίληψις αὐτοῦ παρὰ σοῦ, Κύριε· ἀναβάσεις ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ διέθετο,