Psalm 84

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Psalm 84

Longing for the Temple Worship.

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How lovely are Your ^(A)dwelling places,
O Lord of hosts!

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My ^(B)soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the ^(C)living God.

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The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,
Even Your ^(D)altars, O Lord of hosts,
^(E)My King and my God.

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How ^(F)blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ^(G)ever praising You. ^(b)Selah.

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How blessed is the man whose ^(H)strength is in You,
In ^(c)whose heart are the ^(I)highways to Zion!

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Passing through the valley of ^(d)Baca they make it a ^(e)spring;
The ^(J)early rain also covers it with blessings.

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They ^(K)go from strength to strength,
^(f)Every one of them ^(L)appears before God in Zion.

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O ^(M)Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O ^(N)God of Jacob! Selah.

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Behold our ^(O)shield, O God,
And look upon the face of ^(P)Your anointed.

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For ^(Q)a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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For the Lord God is ^(R)a sun and ^(S)shield;
The Lord gives grace and ^(T)glory;
^(U)No good thing does He withhold ^(g)from those who walk ^(h)uprightly.

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O Lord of hosts,
How ^(V)blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 84:1: ['Or ', according to]

b. Psalm 84:4: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

c. Psalm 84:5: ['Lit ', their]

d. Psalm 84:6: ['Probably, ', Weeping, '; or ', Balsam trees]

e. Psalm 84:6: ['Or ', place of springs]

f. Psalm 84:7: ['Some ancient versions read ', The God of gods will be seen in Zion]

g. Psalm 84:11: ['Lit ', with regard to]

h. Psalm 84:11: ['Lit ', with integrity]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 84:1: Psalm 43:3; Psalm 132:5

B. Psalm 84:2: Psalm 42:1; Psalm 42:2; Psalm 63:1

C. Psalm 84:2: Psalm 42:2

D. Psalm 84:3: Psalm 43:4

E. Psalm 84:3: Psalm 5:2

F. Psalm 84:4: Psalm 65:4

G. Psalm 84:4: Psalm 42:5; Psalm 42:11

H. Psalm 84:5: Psalm 81:1

I. Psalm 84:5: Psalm 86:11; Psalm 122:1; Jeremiah 31:6

J. Psalm 84:6: Psalm 107:35; Joel 2:23

K. Psalm 84:7: Proverbs 4:18; Isaiah 40:31; John 1:16; 2 Corinthians 3:18

L. Psalm 84:7: Exodus 34:23; Deuteronomy 16:16; Psalm 42:2

M. Psalm 84:8: Psalm 59:5; Psalm 80:4; Psalm 84:1

N. Psalm 84:8: Psalm 81:1

O. Psalm 84:9: Genesis 15:1; Psalm 3:3; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 59:11; Psalm 115:9-11

P. Psalm 84:9: 1 Samuel 16:6; 2 Samuel 19:21; Psalm 2:2; Psalm 132:17

Q. Psalm 84:10: Psalm 27:4

R. Psalm 84:11: Isaiah 60:19; Isaiah 60:20; Malachi 4:2; Revelation 21:23

S. Psalm 84:11: Genesis 15:1

T. Psalm 84:11: Psalm 85:9

U. Psalm 84:11: Psalm 34:9; Psalm 34:10

V. Psalm 84:12: Psalm 2:12; Psalm 40:4