Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageBlessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house — the sacred beauty of Your temple!
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GBlessed is the one You choose and draw near, who dwells in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house — the holiness of Your Heikhal.
KJV
King James VersionBlessed 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.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleBlessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
Footnotes
*Ashrei* (אַשְׁרֵי) opens with the beatitude formula — a plural construct meaning 'O the happiness/blessedness of…', echoing Psalm 1:1 and the Sermon on the Mount. The twin verbs *tivchar* ('You choose') and *tekarev* ('You draw near') are theologically loaded: both election and access are entirely YHWH's initiative, not the worshipper's achievement. *Heikhal* (הֵיכָל) refers to the inner palace-hall of the temple, borrowed from the Akkadian *ekallu* ('great house') — the throne room of the divine King. FOG retains the transliteration *Heikhal* to preserve its royal and architectural weight; FOG Message uses 'temple' qualified by 'sacred beauty' to capture the awe of entering the divine presence.