Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 84:1
1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Yhwh of Armies!
Psalms 84:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
- New International Version (NIV)How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!
- English Standard Version (ESV)How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
- New King James Version (NKJV)How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!
Context of Psalms 84:1
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Yhwh of Armies! 2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Yhwh: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 3Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Yhwh of Armies, my King, and my God.
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מַה־יְּדִיד֥וֹת מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶ֗יךָ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 84:1
- Psalms 8:1O Yhwh our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 81:1Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 36:8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
- Psalms 27:4One thing have I desired of Yhwh, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of Yhwh all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Yhwh, and to enquire in his temple.
- Psalms 48:1Great is Yhwh, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
- Psalms 87:2Yhwh loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Yhwh.
- Hebrews 9:23It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
- Revelation 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Psalms 103:20Bless Yhwh, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
- 1 Kings 22:19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of Yhwh: I saw Yhwh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
- Nehemiah 9:6Thou, even thou, art Yhwh alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
- Isaiah 6:2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
Commentaries on Psalms 84:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1How amiable are thy tabernacles - In this plural noun he appears to include all the places in or near the temple where acts of Divine worship were performed. The holy of holies, the holy place, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt-offering, etc., etc.; all called here God's tabernacles or dwelling-places; for wherever God was worshipped, there he was supposed to dwell.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1How amiable - How much to he loved; how lovely. The word amiable is now used to denote a quality of mind or disposition - as gentle, affectionate, kind. The word used here, however in the original, means rather dear, beloved - as a token of endearment. Compare the notes at the title to Matthew 21:12, following. O Lord of hosts! - Yahweh of hosts; Yahweh, controlling - ruling - guiding - marshalling - all the armies of heaven and earth: compare the notes…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist expresses his affection to the ordinances of God. (1-7) His desire towards the God of the ordinances. (8-12) Verses 1-7 The ordinances of God are the believer's solace in this evil world; in them he enjoys the presence of the living God: this causes him to regret his absence from them. They are to his soul as the nest to the bird. Yet they are only an earnest of the happiness of heaven; but how can men desire to enter that holy habitation…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. 1-121. amiable--not lovely, but beloved. tabernacles--(Psa 43:3).Read the comment
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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
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