Psalm 84
Overview
84:1 The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary,
84:4 shews how blessed they are that dwell therein;
84:8 He prays to be restored unto it.


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Psa_81:1 *titles Verse 1A PsalmSome suppose this Psalm was composed by David when driven from Jerusalem by Absalom's rebellion, but it is more probable that it was written at the foundation of the second temple.foror, ofHowPsalm 36:8, 27:4, 48:1, 48:2, 87:2, 87:3, 122:1; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; Revelation 21:2, 21:3, 21:22, 21:23 O LordPsalm 103:20, 103:21; 1 Kings 22:19; Nehemiah 9:6; Isaiah 6:2, 6:3ReciprocalGenesis 13:4 - Unto; Exodus 6:24 - Korah; Numbers 16:32 - all the; 2 Samuel 15:25 - he will bring; 1 Chronicles 6:37 - Korah; 29:3 - I have set; Psalm 26:8 - Lord; 42:1 - the sons; 84:10 - For; 122:9 - the house; 137:5 - I forget; Isaiah 38:22 - What; 66:10 - all ye that love; Ezekiel 24:21 - the desire; Zephaniah 3:18 - sorrowful Verse 2soulPsalm 42:1, 42:2, 63:1, 63:2, 73:26, 119:20, 119:81, 143:6; Song of Songs 2:4, 2:5, 5:8 heartJob 23:3; Isaiah 26:9, 64:1ReciprocalGenesis 13:4 - Unto; 34:8 - The soul; Exodus 38:9 - the court; Deuteronomy 5:26 - living; 12:20 - I will; 2 Samuel 13:39 - longed; Psalm 26:8 - Lord; 84:10 - For; 122:1 - was glad; 122:9 - the house; 137:5 - I forget; Song of Songs 8:6 - love; Isaiah 26:8 - desire; 38:22 - What; 58:13 - call; Jeremiah 10:10 - the living; Zephaniah 3:18 - sorrowful; Matthew 5:6 - are; 2 Corinthians 3:3 - the living; Philippians 3:12 - I follow; 1 Thessalonians 1:9 - the living; 1 Timothy 3:15 - the living; Habakkuk 3:1 - of the Verse 3Yeaetc. Or, rather, "Even as the sparrow findeth a house, and the swallow (deror, or the ring-dove, according to some, but probably the bird which Forskal mentions among the migratory birds of Alexandria, by the name of dururi ) a nest for herself where she may lay her young (so I seek) thine altars, O Jehovah, God of hosts, my King and my God." That is, as nature inclines birds to seek and prepare their nests, so grace has taught me to desire thy altars, and to worship there.sparrowPsalm 90:1, 91:1, 116:7; Matthew 8:20, 23:37ReciprocalPsalm 104:12 - the fowls; Luke 9:58 - Foxes Verse 4BlessedPsalm 23:6, 27:4, 65:4, 134:1-3 they will71:8, 71:15, 145:1, 145:2, 145:21; Isaiah 12:4, 12:5; Revelation 7:15ReciprocalPsalm 15:1 - Lord; 42:2 - when; Luke 2:37 - which Verse 5strengthPsalm 28:7, 28:8; Isaiah 45:24; Zechariah 10:12; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Philippians 4:13 in whosePsalm 40:8, 42:4, 55:14; Isaiah 26:9; Jeremiah 31:33, 50:4, 50:5; Micah 4:2ReciprocalDeuteronomy 18:6 - and come with; 2 Chronicles 11:16 - And after; Psalm 8:2 - strength; 86:16 - give; Jeremiah 31:21 - set thine; Hosea 14:9 - and the Verse 6WhoPsalm 66:10-12; John 16:33; Acts 14:22; Romans 5:3-5, 8:37; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Revelation 7:14 Bacaetc. or, mulberry-trees, make him a well, etc. Baca is probably a large shrub, which the Arabs still call baca, - see note on 2 Samuel 5:23
and this valley, as Celsius observes, seems to be one "embarrassed with (such) bushes and thorns, which could not be passed without labour and tears" - bacah, as 7; MSS, LXX, Aquila, and Vulgate read. 5:22-24 the rainPsalm 68:9; 2 Kings 3:9-20 fillethHeb. coverethReciprocal3:17 - Ye shall not
Verse 7TheyJob 17:9; Proverbs 4:18; Isaiah 40:31; John 15:2; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Peter 3:18 strength to strengthHeb. company to company, Luke 2:24 in ZionPsalm 43:3; Deuteronomy 16:16; Isaiah 46:13; Jeremiah 31:6; Zechariah 14:16; John 6:39, 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:17ReciprocalGenesis 32:10 - two bands; Exodus 23:17 - General; 34:23 - Thrice; Deuteronomy 31:11 - to appear; 2 Samuel 3:1 - David waxed; 2 Chronicles 30:13 - there assembled; Psalm 29:11 - give; 122:2 - General; Proverbs 10:29 - way; 24:5 - increaseth strength; Isaiah 35:10 - and come; Jeremiah 50:5 - ask; Ezekiel 46:9 - come before; Hosea 14:9 - and the; Acts 9:22 - increased; Romans 3:3 - faith; 2 Thessalonians 1:3 - your Verse 8ReciprocalPsalm 55:1 - Give; 146:5 - the God Verse 9ourPsalm 84:11, 98:1; Genesis 15:1; Deuteronomy 33:29 the facePsalm 2:2, 2:6 *marg. 89:20; 1 Samuel 2:10; 2 Samuel 23:1; 2 Chronicles 6:42; Acts 4:27Reciprocal2 Samuel 22:3 - shield; Psalm 89:38 - wroth; 132:10 - turn not; Isaiah 10:27 - because Verse 10ForPsalm 84:1, 84:2, 27:4, 43:3, 43:4, 63:2; Luke 2:46; Romans 8:5, 8:6; Philippians 3:20 I hadetc. Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold, James 2:3 to dwellPsalm 17:14, 17:15, 26:8-10, 141:4, 141:5ReciprocalGenesis 13:4 - Unto; Exodus 27:9 - the court; 38:9 - the court; Deuteronomy 18:6 - and come with; 2 Samuel 15:25 - he will bring; 2 Kings 12:9 - door; 22:4 - the keepers; 1 Chronicles 9:19 - gates; 15:23 - General; 16:42 - musical instruments; 29:3 - I have set; 2 Chronicles 9:7 - General; Nehemiah 11:19 - that kept; Psalm 42:2 - when; 73:28 - But; 118:24 - we will; 122:1 - was glad; 122:9 - the house; 137:5 - I forget; 137:6 - if I prefer; Proverbs 8:34 - watching; Song of Songs 2:4 - brought; Isaiah 38:22 - What; 58:13 - call; Jeremiah 35:4 - the keeper; 52:24 - door; Ezekiel 40:6 - threshold; Mark 9:5 - it is; Luke 2:37 - which; 15:19 - make; 18:30 - manifold more; Habakkuk 3:1 - Choosing Verse 11a sunPsalm 27:1; Isaiah 60:19, 60:20; Malachi 4:2; John 1:9, 8:12; Revelation 21:23 shieldPsalm 84:9, 3:3, 47:9, 115:9-11, 119:114; Genesis 15:1; Proverbs 2:7 the LordJohn 1:16; Romans 8:16-18; 2 Corinthians 3:18, 4:17; Philippians 1:6 noPsalm 34:9, 34:10, 85:12; Matthew 6:33; Philippians 4:19 walkPsalm 15:2; Proverbs 2:7, 10:9, 28:6, 28:18; Micah 2:7; Galatians 2:14ReciprocalGenesis 6:8 - General; 20:6 - withheld; 49:25 - with blessings; Deuteronomy 18:2 - the Lord; 33:14 - the precious; 33:29 - the shield; 2 Samuel 12:8 - I would; 17:29 - to eat; 22:3 - shield; 22:24 - upright; 22:29 - lamp; 22:36 - the shield; 1 Kings 3:13 - And I; 1 Chronicles 5:20 - because; Job 1:8 - upright; 17:9 - hold on; 22:25 - the Almighty; 29:3 - by his light; Psalm 4:5 - put; 5:12 - shield; 7:10 - My; 18:30 - a buckler; 19:13 - upright; 23:1 - I shall; 28:7 - shield; 34:22 - none; 40:4 - Blessed; 59:11 - our shield; 73:1 - God; 73:24 - receive; 89:18 - the Lord is; 106:3 - Blessed; 125:4 - upright; Proverbs 2:21 - General; 30:5 - pure; Ecclesiastes 11:7 - a pleasant; Isaiah 10:17 - the light; Daniel 3:28 - that trusted; 6:22 - forasmuch; Micah 7:8 - the Lord; Nahum 1:7 - strong hold; Matthew 7:11 - good; Mark 10:30 - an hundredfold; Luke 12:31 - General; John 1:4 - the life; Romans 8:31 - If; 8:32 - how; 2 Corinthians 6:10 - and; 9:8 - God; 1 Timothy 4:8 - having; 6:6 - godliness; 6:17 - but; Titus 2:11 - the grace; Habakkuk 3:1 - a true; James 1:17 - from the; 2 Peter 1:3 - all; 1 John 1:5 - that God; 2:8 - and the; Revelation 12:1 - clothed; 22:5 - no night Verse 12blessedPsalm 2:12, 34:8, 62:8, 146:5, 146:6; Isaiah 30:18, 50:10; Jeremiah 17:7, 17:8Reciprocal1 Kings 3:13 - And I; 2 Kings 18:5 - trusted; 1 Chronicles 5:20 - because; Psalm 1:1 - Blessed; 4:5 - put; 16:1 - for; 18:30 - a buckler; 32:1 - Blessed; 32:10 - but; 34:22 - none; 40:4 - Blessed; 89:8 - O Lord; 106:3 - Blessed; Proverbs 28:25 - he that putteth; Isaiah 57:13 - but he; Jeremiah 39:18 - because; Lamentations 3:24 - therefore; Daniel 3:28 - that trusted; Nahum 1:7 - that; Haggai 2:19 - from; Matthew 5:3 - Blessed; 6:33 - and all; Romans 8:31 - If; 1 Timothy 4:10 - because; 6:17 - but