NASB Psalms 84 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 84 — KJV

Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the choir director; †on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

  1 How° lovely° are Your adwelling° places°,
  O LORD° of hosts°!
  2 My asoul° longed° and even° yearned° for the courts° of the LORD°;
  My heart° and my flesh° sing° for joy° to the bliving° God°.
  3 The bird° also° has found° a house°,
  And the swallow° a nest° for herself, where° she may lay° her young°,
  Even Your aaltars°, O LORD° of hosts°,
  bMy King° and my God°.
  4 How ablessed° are those who dwell° in Your house°!
  They are bever° praising° You.
      ISelah°.

[1] †Or according to a Ps 43:3; 132:5
[2] a Ps 42:1, 2; 63:1 b Ps 42:2
[3] a Ps 43:4 b Ps 5:2
[4] ISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude a Ps 65:4 b Ps 42:5, 11

  5 ¶ How blessed° is the man° whose astrength° is in You,
  In Iwhose heart° are the bhighways° [to Zion]!
  6 Passing° through the valley° of IBaca° they make° it a IIspring°;
  The aearly° rain° also° covers° it with blessings°.
  7 They ago° from strength° to strength°,
  I[Every one of them] bappears° before° God° in Zion°.

[5] ILit their a Ps 81:1 b Ps 86:11; 122:1; Jr 31:6
[6] IProbably, Weeping; or Balsam trees IIOr place of springs a Ps 107:35; Jol 2:23
[7] ISome ancient versions read The God of gods will be seen in Zion a Pv 4:18; Is 40:31; Jn 1:16; 2Co 3:18 b Ex 34:23; Dt 16:16; Ps 42:2

  8 ¶ O aLORD° God° of hosts°, hear° my prayer°;
  Give° ear°, O bGod° of Jacob°!
      Selah°.
  9 Behold° our ashield°, O God°,
  And look° upon the face° of bYour anointed°.
  10 For aa 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°.
  11 For the LORD° God° is aa sun° and bshield°;
  The LORD° gives° grace° and cglory°;
  dNo° good° thing° does He withhold° Ifrom those who walk° IIuprightly°.
  12 O LORD° of hosts°,
  How ablessed° is the man° who trusts° in You!

[8] a Ps 59:5; 80:4; 84:1 b Ps 81:1
[9] a Gn 15:1; Ps 3:3; 28:7; 59:11; 115:9-11 b 1S 16:6; 2S 19:21; Ps 2:2; 132:17
[10] a Ps 27:4
[11] ILit with regard to IILit with integrity a Is 60:19, 20; Mal 4:2; Rv 21:23 b Gn 15:1 c Ps 85:9 d Ps 34:9, 10
[12] a Ps 2:12; 40:4

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The prophet longing for the communion of the sanctuary,

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musicianº ª upon² Gittith,º A Psalmº for the sonsº of Korah.]]º How² amiableº [are] thy tabernacles,º O LORDº of hosts!º 2 My soulº longeth,º ª yea, even² faintethº ª for the courtsº of the LORD:º my heartº and my fleshº crieth outº ª for² the livingº God.º 3 Yea,² the sparrowº hath foundº ª an house,º and the swallowº a nestº for herself, where² she may layº ª her young,º [even]² thine altars,º O LORDº of hosts,º my King,º and my God.º

[1] 1K 22:19; Ne 9:6; Ps 27:4; 36:8; 48:1; 87:2; 103:20; 122:1; Is 6:2; He 9:23; Rv 21:2, 22.
[2] Jb 23:3; Ps 42:1; 63:1; 73:26; 119:20, 81; 143:6; So 2:4; 5:8; Is 26:9; 64:1.
[3] Ps 90:1; 91:1; 116:7; Mt 8:20; 23:37.

sheweth how blessed they are that dwell therein.

4 Blessedº [are] they that dwellº ª in thy house:º they will be still² praisingº ª thee. Selah.º 5 Blessedº [is] the manº whose strengthº [is] in thee; in whose heartº [are] the waysº [of them]. 6 [Who] passingº ª through the valleyº of Bacaº ª ¹ makeº ª it a well;º the rainº also² fillethº ª the pools.º 7 They go¹ ª ² from strengthº ² to² strength,º [every one of them] in Zionº appearethº ª before² God.º

[4] Ps 23:6; 27:4; 65:4; 71:8, 15; 134:1; 145:1, 21; Is 12:4; Rv 7:15.
[5] Ps 28:7; 40:8; 42:4; 55:14; Is 26:9; 45:24; Jr 31:33; 50:4; Mi 4:2; Zc 10:12; 2Co 12:9; Php 4:13.
[6] 2S 5:22, 23; 2K 3:9; Ps 66:10; 68:9; Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22; Ro 5:3; 8:37; 2Co 4:17; Rv 7:14.
[7] Dt 16:16; Jb 17:9; Ps 43:3; Pv 4:18; Is 40:31; 46:13; Jr 31:6; Zc 14:16; Lk 2:24; Jn 6:39; 14:3; 15:2; 2Co 3:18; 1Th 4:17; 2P 3:18.

He prayeth to be restored unto it.

8 O LORDº Godº of hosts,º hearº ª my prayer:º give ear,º ª O Godº of Jacob.º Selah.º 9 Behold,º ª O Godº our shield,º and look¹ ª upon² the faceº of thine anointed.º 10 For² a dayº in thy courtsº [is] betterº than a thousand.º ² I had ratherº ª be a doorkeeperº ª in the houseº of my God,º than to dwellº ª ² in the tentsº of wickedness.º 11 For² the LORDº Godº [is] a sunº and shield:º the LORDº will giveº ª graceº and glory:º no² goodº [thing] will he withholdº ª from them that walkº ª uprightly.º 12 O LORDº of hosts,º blessedº [is] the manº that trustethº ª in thee.

[9] Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; 1S 2:10; 2S 23:1; 2Ch 6:42; Ps 2:2, 6; 84:11; 89:20; 98:1; Ac 4:27.
[10] Ps 17:14; 26:8; 27:4; 43:3; 63:2; 84:1; 141:4; Lk 2:46; Ro 8:5; Php 3:20; Jm 2:3.
[11] Gn 15:1; Ps 3:3; 15:2; 27:1; 34:9; 47:9; 84:9; 85:12; 115:9; 119:114; Pv 2:7; 10:9; 28:6, 18; Is 60:19; Mi 2:7; Mal 4:2; Mt 6:33; Jn 1:9, 16; 8:12; Ro 8:16; 2Co 3:18; 4:17; Ga 2:14; Php 1:6; 4:19; Rv 21:23.
[12] Ps 2:12; 34:8; 62:8; 146:5; Is 30:18; 50:10; Jr 17:7.

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