Psalms 84:2

Psalms 84:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
• New International Version (NIV)My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Context of Psalms 84:2

1Lord Almighty, the temple where you live is beautiful! I want very much to go to the Lord's temple. I very much want to be in the temple yards. With all that I am, and with great joy, I sing to you, the God who lives for ever! 3In your temple, even sparrows have their homes. Swallows builds their nests there, to take care of their babies. They can be near to your altars, Lord Almighty, my king and my God. 4You have truly blessed those people who live in your temple. They can praise you all the time! Selah.

Psalms 84:2 word by word

נִכְסְפָ֬ה וְגַם־כָּלְתָ֨ה׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ לְחַצְר֪וֹת יְה֫וָ֥ה לִבִּ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֑י יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ אֶ֣ל אֵֽל־חָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• longethכָּסַףkâsaph · to longH3700
• yea, even faintethכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• for the courtsחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• and my fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• crieth outרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• for the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410

Cross-references for Psalms 84:2

• Psalms 42:1God, I need you so much! I look for you, as a thirsty deer looks for streams of water.
• Psalms 63:1God, you are my God. I want to be near to you. I need you to give me life, like a thirsty person in a dry desert. As a person needs water to live, that is how I need you.
• Psalms 73:26My body and my mind may become weak, but God will always keep me safe and strong.
• Psalms 119:20I really want to obey your rules all the time. I want that more than anything else.
• Psalms 143:6I raise my hands to pray to you. I need you to help me, like dry ground needs rain. Selah
• Job 23:3I would like to know where to find him. Then I could go to the place where he lives.
• Isaiah 26:9During the night, I think about you a lot. When morning arrives, I want to be near to you in my spirit. When you come to judge people on the earth, then people will understand your justice.
• Isaiah 64:1Please Lord, break open the skies and come down to help us! That would make the mountains shake!

Commentaries on Psalms 84:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2My soul longeth - It is a Levite that speaks, who ardently longs to regain his place in the temple, and his part in the sacred services. My heart and my flesh - All the desires of my soul and body; every appetite and wish, both animal and spiritual, long for thy service.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2My soul longeth - The word used here means properly to be pale; then, to be faint or weak; and then, to pine after, to long for, to desire earnestly. It would properly denote such a longing or desire as to make one faint or exhausted; that is, it indicates intense desire. In Psalm 17:12, it is applied to a hungry lion; “Like a lion that is greedy of its prey.” In Genesis 31:30, it conveys the idea of intense desire: “Because thou sore longedst after thy…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. 22. longeth--most intensely (Ge 31:30; Psa 17:12). fainteth--exhausted with desire. courts--as tabernacles (Psa 84:1)--the whole building. crieth out--literally, "sings for joy"; but here, and La 2:19, expresses an act of sorrow as the corresponding noun (Psa 17:1; 61:2). heart and ... flesh--as in Psa 63:1.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 84:2

• Affections
• Church
• Desire
• Heart
• Seekers
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Draw
• Gittith
• Music, Instrumental
• Psalms
• Tent
• Court of the Sanctuary; Tabernacle; Temple
• Cry, Crying
• Faint

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