Psalms 84:6

Psalms 84:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
• New International Version (NIV)As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools.

Context of Psalms 84:6

4Blessed are those who live in your house. They are always praising you. Selah 5Blessed are those who find strength in you. Their hearts are on the road ⌞that leads to you⌟. As they pass through a valley where balsam trees grow, they make it a place of springs. The early rains cover it with blessings. 7Their strength grows as they go along until each one of them appears in front of God in Zion. 8O Lord God, commander of armies, hear my prayer. Open your ears, O God of Jacob. Selah

Psalms 84:6 word by word

עֹבְרֵ֤י׀ בְּעֵ֣מֶק הַ֭בָּכָא מַעְיָ֣ן יְשִׁית֑וּהוּ גַּם־בְּ֝רָכ֗וֹת יַעְטֶ֥ה מוֹרֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• passingעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• through the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · Valley (of Topheth)H6010
• of Bacaבָּכָאbâkâ' · balsamH1057
• of Bacaבָּכָאbâkâ' · (Tophet of) BacaH1056
• makeשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• it a wellמַעְיָןma‛yân ma‛yenô ma‛yânâh · springH4599
• the rainמוֹרֶהmôreh · rain/teacherH4175
• also fillethעָטָה‛âţâh · to enwrapH5844
• the poolsבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293

Cross-references for Psalms 84:6

• Psalms 66:10You have tested us, O God. You have refined us in the same way silver is refined.
• John 16:33I’ve told you this so that my peace will be with you. In the world you’ll have trouble. But cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
• Acts 4:22(The man who was healed by this miracle was over 40 years old.)
• Romans 5:3But that’s not all. We also brag when we are suffering. We know that suffering creates endurance,
• Romans 8:37The one who loves us gives us an overwhelming victory in all these difficulties.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17Our suffering is light and temporary and is producing for us an eternal glory that is greater than anything we can imagine.
• Revelation 7:14I answered him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me, “These are the people who are coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb.
• 2 Samuel 5:22The Philistines again attacked and overran the valley of Rephaim.
• Psalms 68:9You watered the land with plenty of rain, O God. You refreshed it when your land was exhausted.
• 2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom took an indirect route ⌞to Moab⌟. After seven days they ran out of water for the army and the animals.

Commentaries on Psalms 84:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Passing through the valley of Baca make it a well - Instead of בכא bacha, a mulberry-tree, seven MSS. have בכה becheh, mourning. I believe Baca to be the same here as Bochim, Judges 2:1-6, called The Valley of Weeping. Though they pass through this barren and desert place, they would not fear evil, knowing that thou wouldst supply all their wants; and even in the sandy desert cause them to find pools of water, in consequence of which they shall advance…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Who passing through the valley of Baca - This is one of the most difficult verses in the Book of Psalms, and has been, of course, very variously interpreted. The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, Luther, and Professor Alexander, render it a valley of tears. The word “Baca” (בכא bâkâ' ) means properly weeping, lamentation; and then it is given to a certain tree - not probably a mulberry tree, but some species of balsam - from its weeping; that is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Valley of Baca is also called the Valley of Weeping or the Valley of Tears. It likely symbolizes the sadness that lonely pilgrims felt (see Psalm 23:4), rather than a real place. spring … autumn rain: Even when pilgrims feel completely worn out, the hope of getting closer to the Lord encourages them (compare Isaiah 35:6–10; 41:18–20; 43:17–20; 49:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. valley of Baca--or, "weeping." Through such, by reason of their dry and barren condition, the worshippers often had to pass to Jerusalem. As they might become wells, or fountains, or pools, supplied by refreshing rain, so the grace of God, by the exercises of His worship, refreshes and revives the hearts of His people, so that for sorrows they have "rivers of delight" (Psa 36:8; 46:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 84:6

• Baca
• Church
• Mulberry Tree

In the dictionaries

• Baca, Valley of
• Draw
• Gittith
• Mulberry
• Music, Instrumental
• Psalms
• Baca
• Cistern; Well; Pool; Aqueduct
• Early
• God

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