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

1How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies. I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God. 3Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God! 4What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. Interlude

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 42:1As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
• Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
• Psalms 73:26My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
• Psalms 119:20I am always overwhelmed with a desire for your regulations.
• Psalms 143:6I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude
• Job 23:3If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his court.
• Isaiah 26:9In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! How the mountains would quake in your presence!

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