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Blessed is the man

Here "man" refers to people in general. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-genericnoun and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations)

whose strength is in you

God is spoken of as if strength was actually found in him. AT: "whom you strengthen" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

in whose heart are the highways up to Zion

This expression is about heart-felt desire. AT: "Who love to go up to Zion" or "Who earnestly wish go up to Zion" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

highways

roads built higher than the surrounding ground

up to Zion

The temple was in Jerusalem on the top of the highest hill, called Mount Zion.

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