Psalms 84:5 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Psalms 84:3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

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

Psalms 84:5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways [to Zion].

Psalms 84:6 Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

Psalms 84:7 They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "whose", "strength", "thee", "heart", "highways", and "zion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "whose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Blessed are they that dwell in thy..." into verse 6's "Passing through the valley of Weeping they...", so "blessed" and "whose" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "whose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.