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

4How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah) 5How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple! As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water. 7They are sustained as they travel along; each one appears before God in Zion. 8O Lord, sovereign God, hear my prayer! Listen, 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 66:10For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.
• John 16:33I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage – I have conquered the world.”
• Acts 4:22For the man, on whom this miraculous sign of healing had been performed, was over forty years old.
• Romans 5:3Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
• Romans 8:37No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
• Revelation 7:14So I said to him, “My lord, you know the answer.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!
• 2 Samuel 5:22The Philistines again came up and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.
• Psalms 68:9O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them,
• 2 Kings 3:9So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom set out together. They wandered around on the road for seven days and finally ran out of water for the men and animals they had with them.

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