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    Psalms · 12 verses

    Psalms 84

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    A swallow has a nest beside the altars, while the singer would rather spend one day as a doorkeeper there than a thousand elsewhere among the wicked.

    A Home Beside the Altarsvv. 1–7

    The song opens with longing so strong that soul, heart, and flesh all cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow and swallow have found room near the altars, which is a splendid arrangement for birds and a torment for a worshipper kept at a distance. The blessed ones dwell in the house and praise; the pilgrims cross the Valley of Baca, turning it into springs and pools, and go from strength to strength until they appear before God in Zion.

    The Doorway Winsvv. 8–12

    The pilgrimage gives way to prayer: the LORD God of Hosts is asked to hear, and the face of the anointed is placed before Him. Then comes the psalm's wonderfully lopsided reckoning: one day in the courts outweighs a thousand elsewhere, and the doorway of God's house is preferable to the tents of the wicked. The LORD is named sun and shield, giver of grace and glory, withholding no good thing from those who walk with integrity; the final blessing belongs to the one who trusts in Him.

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    1. Ps 84:1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

    2. Ps 84:2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

    3. Ps 84:3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.

    4. Ps 84:4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah

    5. Ps 84:5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

    6. Ps 84:6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

    7. Ps 84:7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.

    8. Ps 84:8O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

    9. Ps 84:9Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.

    10. Ps 84:10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

    11. Ps 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

    12. Ps 84:12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!

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    Where this is echoed

    Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 149 passages were voted onto 11 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.

    • 11Psalms 34:9–10Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
    • 11Proverbs 2:7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
    • 11Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
    • 11Philippians 4:19And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
    • 10Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
    • 11Psalms 85:12The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
    • 11Proverbs 10:9He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
    • 11John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
    • 11Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
    • 11Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
    • 11Isaiah 60:19–20No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
    • 11Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
    • 10Psalms 26:8–10O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
    • 10Psalms 63:2So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
    • 7Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
    • 5Psalms 28:7–8The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

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