Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 84:1
1How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord of Armies.
Psalms 84:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
- New International Version (NIV)How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!
- English Standard Version (ESV)How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
- New King James Version (NKJV)How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!
Context of Psalms 84:1
How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord of Armies. 2I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God. 3Even a sparrow finds a home, and a swallow, a nest for herself where she places her young — near your altars, Lord of Armies, my King and my God.
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מַה־יְּדִיד֥וֹת מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶ֗יךָ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 84:1
- Psalms 8:1Lord, our Lord, how magnificent is your name throughout the earth! You have covered the heavens with your majesty.
- Psalms 81:1Sing for joy to God our strength; shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 36:8They are filled from the abundance of your house. You let them drink from your refreshing stream.
- Psalms 27:4I have asked one thing from the Lord; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the Lord and seeking him in his temple.
- Psalms 48:1The Lord is great and highly praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain,
- Psalms 87:2The Lord loves Zion’s city gates more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Psalms 122:1I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”
- Hebrews 9:23Therefore, it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves to be purified with better sacrifices than these.
- Revelation 21:2I also saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
- Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, all his angels of great strength, who do his word, obedient to his command.
- 1 Kings 22:19Then Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and the whole heavenly army was standing by him at his right hand and at his left hand.
- Nehemiah 9:6You, Lord, are the only God. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and all the stars of heaven worship you.
- Isaiah 6:2Seraphim were standing above him; they each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
Commentaries on Psalms 84:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1How amiable are thy tabernacles - In this plural noun he appears to include all the places in or near the temple where acts of Divine worship were performed. The holy of holies, the holy place, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt-offering, etc., etc.; all called here God's tabernacles or dwelling-places; for wherever God was worshipped, there he was supposed to dwell.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1How amiable - How much to he loved; how lovely. The word amiable is now used to denote a quality of mind or disposition - as gentle, affectionate, kind. The word used here, however in the original, means rather dear, beloved - as a token of endearment. Compare the notes at the title to Matthew 21:12, following. O Lord of hosts! - Yahweh of hosts; Yahweh, controlling - ruling - guiding - marshalling - all the armies of heaven and earth: compare the notes…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist expresses his affection to the ordinances of God. (1-7) His desire towards the God of the ordinances. (8-12) Verses 1-7 The ordinances of God are the believer's solace in this evil world; in them he enjoys the presence of the living God: this causes him to regret his absence from them. They are to his soul as the nest to the bird. Yet they are only an earnest of the happiness of heaven; but how can men desire to enter that holy habitation…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The psalmist is far from the temple. He turns toward it in hopeful reflection.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. amiable--not lovely, but beloved. tabernacles--(Psa 43:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 84
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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