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Happy isאַשְׁרֵיthe manאָדָםwhose strengthעוֹז לוֹis in you,בָךְhighwaysמְסִלּוֹתare in their heart.בִּלְבָבָם
Psalms 84:5
Study it in the app“Happy is the man whose strength is in you, highways are in their heart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 84:5, word by word
- Happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appears- the manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- whose strengthעוֹזoz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “oz” appears- highwaysמְסִלּוֹתmesilot
highway
Highway: a main road, raised and leveled.
Where else “mesilot” appears- are in their heartלְבָבָlevava
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levava” appears
Translation note
“Highways in their heart”: it can be understood that they carry in their heart the roads that go up to Zion, that they think of the pilgrimage.
The context
4Happy are those who dwell in your house; they will still praise you. Selah.
5 · This verse (above)
6Those who pass through the valley of Baca make it a spring; the early rain also covers it with blessings.