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 they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. 5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. 7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. 8O Yhwh God of Armies, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 84:6 word by word

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

• 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 thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
• John 16:33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
• Acts 4:22For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.
• Romans 5:3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
• Romans 8:37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
• Revelation 7:14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• 2 Samuel 5:22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
• Psalms 68:9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
• 2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the army, and for the cattle that followed 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