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Psalms 84:7
7They go from strength to strength; each appears before God in Zion.
Psalms 84:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
- New International Version (NIV)They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.
Context of Psalms 84:7
5Happy are the people whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a source of spring water; even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings. They go from strength to strength; each appears before God in Zion. 8Lord God of Armies, hear my prayer; listen, God of Jacob.Selah 9Consider our shield, God; look on the face of your anointed one.
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יֵ֭לְכוּ מֵחַ֣יִל אֶל־חָ֑יִל יֵרָאֶ֖ה אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּצִיּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 84:7
- Job 17:9Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.
- Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Isaiah 40:31but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
- John 15:2Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.
- 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity.
- Luke 2:24and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons).
- Psalms 43:3Send your light and your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place.
- Deuteronomy 16:16“All your males are to appear three times a year before the Lord your God in the place he chooses: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters. No one is to appear before the Lord empty-handed.
- Isaiah 46:13I am bringing my justice near; it is not far away, and my salvation will not delay. I will put salvation in Zion, my splendor in Israel.
- Jeremiah 31:6For there will be a day when watchmen will call out in the hill country of Ephraim, “Come, let’s go up to Zion, to the Lord our God!”
- Zechariah 14:16Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters.
- John 6:39This is the will of him who sent me: that I should lose none of those he has given me but should raise them up on the last day.
- John 14:3If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17Then we who are still alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 84:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7They go from strength to strength - They proceed from one degree of grace to another, gaining Divine virtue through all the steps of their probation. Every one of them in Zion appeareth before God - This is a paraphrase, and a bad one, but no translation. They shall proceed from strength to strength, בציון אלהים אל יראה yeraeh el Elohim betsiyon, "The God of gods shall be seen in Zion." God shall appear in their behalf, as often as they shall seek him; in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7They go from strength to strength - Margin,” company to company.” The Septuagint and Vulgate, “They go from strength to strength; the God of gods is seen in Zion.” Luther, “They obtain one victory after another, that one must see that there is a righteous God in Zion.” DeWette, “Going they increase in strength, until they appear before God in Zion.” This last is doubtless the true idea. As they pass along, as they come nearer and nearer to the end of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The pilgrimage to Jerusalem reminded people of the exodus, when God provided for his people in a wonderful way (see Psalm 78:15–16; 105:41). The psalmist describes how the hardships of the journey turn into joy when the travelers arrive.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The figure of the pilgrim is carried out. As such daily refit their bodily strength till they reach Jerusalem, so the spiritual worshipper is daily supplied with spiritual strength by God's grace till he appears before God in heaven. appeareth ... God--the terms of the requisition for the attendance on the feasts (compare De 16:16),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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