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Psalms 84

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 84 of 150

1 To the chief musician. On Gittith. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How lovely are Your dwellings, O Jehovah of Hosts!

2 My soul longs and even faints for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even on Your altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, my King and my God.

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Chapter Summary

The prophet longs for the courts of Jehovah. The happiness of the saints. To the chief musician. On the Gittite Lyre. A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

Key Hebrew Words

מִשְׁכָּן dwelling place H4908 · TWOT 2387c
חָצֵר courts H2691 · TWOT 722a
כָּסַף long, yearn H3700 · TWOT 1015
אֶ֫שֶׁר blessed, happiness H835 · TWOT 183a
מָשִׁיחַ anointed one H4899 · TWOT 1255c
בָּטַח trust H982 · TWOT 233

People & Context

Sons of Korah

Levitical guild of temple singers named in the heading as authors of this longing psalm.

Timeline

Sparrow's Nest at the Altar

The sparrow and swallow find a house and nest to lay their young at the altars of Jehovah of Hosts.

Psalms 84:3
Passing the Valley of Weeping

Pilgrims pass through the valley of weeping, transforming it into a fountain covered by early rain.

Psalms 84:6

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