Tree of Life Version
Psalms 84:2
2How lovely are Your tabernacles, Adonai-Tzva’ot!
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
1For the music director, upon the Gittite lyre, a psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely are Your tabernacles, Adonai-Tzva’ot! 3My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of Adonai. My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. 4Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young —near Your altars, Adonai-Tzva’ot— my King and my God!
Read all of Psalms 84Psalms 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 42:1For the music director, a contemplative song of the sons of Korah.
- Psalms 63:1A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 119:20My soul is crushed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
- Psalms 143:6I spread forth my hands to You. My soul longs for You as a parched land. Selah
- Job 23:3If only I knew where to find Him; if only I could go to His dwelling.
- Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You at night, yes, my spirit within me seeks You. For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
- Isaiah 64:1As fire kindles brushwood, as fire causes water to boil, make Your Name known to Your foes, so the nations may tremble before You!
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
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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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