Psalms 84
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The writer makes clear his love to the ordinances of God
Verse 1
WEB For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!
KJV To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
TSK A. M. 3469. B.C. 535. Gittith: ps 8:1, ps 81:1; How: ps 36:8, ps 27:4, ps 48:1,2, ps 87:2,3, ps 122:1, heb 9:23,24, re 21:2,3,22,23; O Lord: ps 103:20,21, 1ki 22:19, ne 9:6, isa 6:2,3
Verse 2
WEB My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
KJV My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
TSK soul: ps 42:1,2, ps 63:1,2, ps 73:26, ps 119:20,81, ps 143:6, so 2:4,5, so 5:8; heart: job 23:3, isa 26:9, isa 64:1
Verse 3
WEB Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.
KJV 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.
Verse 4
WEB Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.
KJV Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
TSK Blessed: ps 23:6, ps 27:4, ps 65:4, ps 134:1-3; they will: ps 71:8,15, ps 145:1,2,21, isa 12:4,5, re 7:15
Verse 5
WEB Blessed are those whose strength is in you; who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.
KJV Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
TSK strength: ps 28:7,8, isa 45:24, zec 10:12, 2co 12:9, php 4:13; in whose: ps 40:8, ps 42:4, ps 55:14, isa 26:9, jer 31:33, jer 50:4,5, mic 4:2
Verse 6
WEB Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
KJV Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
TSK Who: ps 66:10-12, joh 16:33, ac 14:22, ro 5:3-5, ro 8:37, 2co 4:17, re 7:14; Baca, etc: 2sa 5:22-24; the rain: ps 68:9, 2ki 3:9-20
Verse 7
WEB They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion.
KJV They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
TSK They: job 17:9, pr 4:18, isa 40:31, joh 15:2, 2co 3:18, 2pe 3:18; strength to strength: lu 2:24; in Zion: ps 43:3, de 16:16, isa 46:13, jer 31:6, zec 14:16, joh 6:39, joh 14:3, 1th 4:17
His desire towards the God of the ordinances
Verse 8
WEB Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.
KJV O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
TSK No cross references.
Verse 10
WEB For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
KJV 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.
TSK For: ps 84:1,2, ps 27:4, ps 43:3,4, ps 63:2, lu 2:46, ro 8:5,6, php 3:20; I had, etc: jas 2:3; to dwell: ps 17:14,15, ps 26:8-10, ps 141:4,5
Verse 11
WEB For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
KJV 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.
TSK a sun: ps 27:1, isa 60:19,20, mal 4:2, joh 1:9, joh 8:12, re 21:23; shield: ps 84:9, ps 3:3, ps 47:9, ps 115:9-11, ps 119:114, ge 15:1, pr 2:7; the Lord: joh 1:16, ro 8:16-18, 2co 3:18, 2co 4:17, php 1:6; no: ps 34:9,10, ps 85:12, mt 6:33, php 4:19; walk: ps 15:2, pr 2:7, pr 10:9, pr 28:6,18, mic 2:7, ga 2:14
Verse 12
WEB Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
KJV O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
TSK blessed: ps 2:12, ps 34:8, ps 62:8, ps 146:5,6, isa 30:18, isa 50:10, jer 17:7,8