Psalms 84:2 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Psalms 84:2

The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 How ^alovely is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!

2 ^aMy soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.

4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your ^ahouse;
They will still be praising You. Selah

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.

6 As they pass through the Valley ^aof Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with¹ pools.

7 They go ^afrom strength to strength;
Each one ^bappears before God in Zion.

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

9 ^aO God, behold our shield,
And look upon the face of Your¹ anointed.

10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather¹ be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11 For the Lord God is ^aa sun and ^bshield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
^cNo good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.

12 O Lord of hosts,
^aBlessed is the man who trusts in You!

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Psalms 84:2

longeth—most intensely (Genesis 31:30; Psalms 17:12).

fainteth—exhausted with desire.

courts—as tabernacles (Psalms 84:1) —the whole building.

crieth out—literally, "sings for joy"; but here, and Lamentations 2:19, expresses an act of sorrow as the corresponding noun (Psalms 17:1; Psalms 61:2).

heart and . . . flesh—as in Psalms 63:1.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 84:2:

Job 14:15
Job 19:27
Psalms 16:9
Psalms 84:1
Psalms 100:4
Psalms 119:81-83
Psalms 119:131-135
Song of Solomon 2:5

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The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

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