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

4What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. Interlude 5What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. 7They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem. 8O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, O God of Jacob. Interlude

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 purified us like silver.
• John 16:33I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
• Acts 4:22for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years.
• Romans 5:3We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
• Romans 8:37No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
• Revelation 7:14And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.
• 2 Samuel 5:22But after a while the Philistines returned and again spread out across the valley of Rephaim.
• Psalms 68:9You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.
• 2 Kings 3:9The king of Edom and his troops joined them, and all three armies traveled along a roundabout route through the wilderness for seven days. But there was no water for the men or their 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