Psalm 84
A pilgrimage psalm expressing deep longing for God's dwelling place. Better is one day in God's courts than a thousand elsewhere. Those who pass through the valley of Baca find springs. God is a sun and shield.
PsalmsPsalm 84 of 15012 versesBerean Standard Bible
In this passage: TophethJerusalem
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For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Even 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.
How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
For 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.
For 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.
O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
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How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Cross-references for Psalm 84
“The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.”
“One 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.”
“O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.”
“Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.”
“He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
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