The Meaning of Psalms 84:4 Explained

Psalms 84:4

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

YLT: O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. Selah.

Darby: Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah.

ASV: Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. Selah

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Blessed  [are] they that dwell  in thy house:  they will be still praising  thee. Selah. 

What does Psalms 84:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 84:1-12 - Longing For The House Of God
This is one of the sweetest of the Psalms. David probably composed it during his absence from Jerusalem at the time of Absalom's rebellion, though its final form may have been due to the sons of Korah. It is divided into three parts by the Selahs.
They who dwell in thy house, Psalms 84:1-4. The psalmist envies the winged things that rest in those hallowed precincts, and how much more the priests and Levites who serve there! Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but man can rest only in God.
Those in whose hearts are the ways of Zion, Psalms 84:5-8. We may not be able actually to walk along those ways, but it is good to tread them in living sympathy with the saints, and to unite ourselves to the pilgrim hosts. Those absent from God's house may in their heart join the great congregation. Thus dry and desolate valleys may become filled with water springs, making them green and beautiful. When the heart is right with God, the desert becomes a temple, and tears are exchanged for smiles.
The man who trusts in thee, Psalms 84:9-12. God is better than His sanctuary. He is a Sun in dark hours, and a Shadow in scorching ones. Grace is His unmerited pardon and blessing to sinners; glory the irradiation of His character, into the likeness of which we shall be changed. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 84

1  The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary
4  Shows how blessed they are that dwell therein
8  He prays to be restored unto it

What do the individual words in Psalms 84:4 mean?

Blessed [are] those who dwell in Your house still they will be praising You Selah
אַ֭שְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י ! בֵיתֶ֑ךָ ע֝֗וֹד יְֽהַלְל֥וּךָ סֶּֽלָה

אַ֭שְׁרֵי  Blessed  [are] 
Parse: Interjection
Root: אֶשֶׁר 
Sense: happiness, blessedness.
יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י  those  who  dwell  in 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
! בֵיתֶ֑ךָ  Your  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
ע֝֗וֹד  still 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
יְֽהַלְל֥וּךָ  they  will  be  praising  You 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, second person masculine singular
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
סֶּֽלָה  Selah 
Parse: Interjection
Root: סֶלָה  
Sense: to lift up, exalt.