Bible Commentaries
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 84
Introduction
| 1 | The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary, |
| 4 | shews how blessed they are that dwell therein. |
| 8 | He prays to be restored unto it. |
Verse 1
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
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- A. M. 3469. B.C. 535. (Title.) Gittith
- 8:1, 81:1; *titles
- A Psalm
- Some 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.
- for
- or, of.
- How
- 36:8, 27:4, 48:1,2, 87:2,3, 122:1, Hebrews 9:23,24, Revelation 21:2,3,22,23
- O Lord
- 103:20,21, 1 Kings 22:19, Nehemiah 9:6, Isaiah 6:2,3
Verse 2
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
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- soul
- 42:1,2, 63:1,2, 73:26, 119:20,81, 143:6, Song of Solomon 2:4,5, 5:8
- heart
- Job 23:3, Isaiah 26:9, 64:1
Verse 3
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
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- Yea, etc
- 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.
- sparrow
- 90:1, 91:1, 116:7, Matthew 8:20, 23:37
Verse 4
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
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- Blessed
- 23:6, 27:4, 65:4, 134:1-3
- they will
- 71:8,15, 145:1,2,21, Isaiah 12:4,5, Revelation 7:15
Verse 5
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
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- strength
- 28:7,8, Isaiah 45:24, Zechariah 10:12, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Philippians 4:13
- in whose
- 40:8, 42:4, 55:14, Isaiah 26:9, Jeremiah 31:33, 50:4,5, Micah 4:2
Verse 6
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
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- Who
- 66:10-12, John 16:33, Acts 14:22, Romans 5:3-5, 8:37, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Revelation 7:14
- Baca, etc
- or, mulberry-trees, make him a well, etc. Baca is probably a large shrub, which the Arabs still call baca, (see on 2 Sa 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., Aquila, and Vulgate read.
- 2 Samuel 5:22-24
- the rain
- 68:9, 2 Kings 3:9-20
- filleth
- Heb. covereth.
Verse 7
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
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- They
- Job 17:9, Proverbs 4:18, Isaiah 40:31, John 15:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Peter 3:18
- strength to strength
- Heb. company to company.
- Luke 2:24
- in Zion
- 43:3, Deuteronomy 16:16, Isaiah 46:13, Jeremiah 31:6, Zechariah 14:16, John 6:39, 14:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Verse 9
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
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- our
- 11, 98:1, Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29
- the face
- 2:2,6; *marg:; 89:20, 1 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 23:1, 2 Chronicles 6:42, Acts 4:27
Verse 10
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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- For
- 1,2, 27:4, 43:3,4, 63:2, Luke 2:46, Romans 8:5,6, Philippians 3:20
- I had, etc
- Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold.
- James 2:3
- to dwell
- 17:14,15, 26:8-10, 141:4,5
Verse 11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
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- a sun
- 27:1, Isaiah 60:19,20, Malachi 4:2, John 1:9, 8:12, Revelation 21:23
- shield
- 9, 3:3, 47:9, 115:9-11, 119:114, Genesis 15:1, Proverbs 2:7
- the Lord
- John 1:16, Romans 8:16-18, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 4:17, Philippians 1:6
- no
- 34:9,10, 85:12, Matthew 6:33, Philippians 4:19
- walk
- 15:2, Proverbs 2:7, 10:9, 28:6,18, Micah 2:7, Galatians 2:14
Verse 12
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
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- blessed
- 2:12, 34:8, 62:8, 146:5,6, Isaiah 30:18, 50:10, Jeremiah 17:7,8
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