BibleTools
Psalms 84:2
Compare all

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! 
Library

<< Psalms 84:1   Psalms 84:3 >>


Articles, Bible studies, and sermons that contain Psalms 84:2:

Psalm 84:1-12

Can you find any place in that psalm where it talks about armies? It does not. There are two mentions of shield in there, meaning that He is their protector, but nothing like that He goes to war for them or He beats down their enemies or any of that sort of thing.

What this shows you is that, at the time of this (this is a psalm of the sons of Korah, I do not know exactly when it was written, but probably David or Solomon's reign), but they had already come to understand that He was sovereign over everything and that He was their God and that is how they looked at it. The Lord of hosts maybe not ceased to refer specifically to God as a warrior, but more specifically it referred to God as their Sovereign, the One who took care of them, the One they wanted to dwell with.

And so you will find a lot of places in Scripture where the Lord of hosts has nothing to do with any kind of military conflict at all. But then again, you will find others where the Lord of hosts is actually doing a lot of Lord of hosting, if you know what I mean.

Excerpted from The Divine Warrior



<< Psalms 84:1   Psalms 84:3 >>



Join 137,228+ readers

A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning

Consistent Bible study is hard to start.

The Berean gives you the starting point: one scripture and a focused commentary in your inbox each morning — read it in minutes, or go as deep as you like.

Free, daily, and spam-free. We never share your address. Unsubscribe anytime.

Close
E-mail This Page