Psalm 84:9 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 84:9

shield: i.e. God's provision in Messiah. He is our Shield (Genesis 15:1 ). Faith's shield (Ephesians 6:16 ). This shield includes: (1) Favour (Psalms 5:12 ); (2) Salvation (Psalms 18:35 ); (3) Truth (Psalms 91:4 ). And "Favour" includes Life (Psalms 30:5 ); Mercy (Isaiah 60:10 ); Preservation (Psalms 86:2 ); Security (Psalms 41:11 ); Remembrance and Salvation (Psalms 106:4 ). Compare Psalms 115:9-11 . Thine Anointed = Thy Messiah. Not on us. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 84:9

"Rejoice, O God our shield,And look upon the face of thine anointed.For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God,Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield:Jehovah will give grace and glory;No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.O Jehovah of hosts,Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.""O God our shield" (Psalms 84:9). Dummelow explained that the word `shield' in this passage... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 84:9

9. God is addressed as a shield (compare Psalms 84:11). thine anointed—David (1 Samuel 16:12). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 84:1-12

Psalms 84This psalm, like Psalms 42, 43, expresses the writer’s desire for the Lord’s sanctuary. It is one of the pilgrim or ascent psalms that the Israelites sang as they traveled to the sanctuary to worship God (cf. Psalms 120-134). In it, the unknown writer declared the blessed condition of those who go to the temple to pray to Yahweh. The sons of Korah were those who arranged and or sang this psalm in Israel’s public worship. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 84:8-9

The pilgrim addressed God in prayer as he traveled. He interceded for the king, who was as a shield for the people, as well as the Lord’s anointed vice regent. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 84:8-12

3. Praying on the way 84:8-12 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 84:1-12

This Ps. sets forth the attractiveness of the Temple and its worship (Psalms 84:1-4), and the happiness of the pilgrims who gather to it from different parts of the land (Psalms 84:5-7). After a prayer for God’s favour (Psalms 84:8-9), it speaks of the privilege of the humblest office in the Temple (Psalms 84:10), and closes by describing the graciousness of God (Psalms 84:11), and the blessedness of trusting Him (Psalms 84:12). The Ps. belongs to a period when the Temple was standing, and when... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 84:9

(9) Shield . . . . anointed.—These are here in direct parallelism. So in Psalms 89:18. (See Note, and comp. Psalms 47:9, Note.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 84:1-12

Psalms 84:0 Foxe, in his Book of Martyrs, under the year 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary, gives an account of the youthful martyr. It is taken from his brother's narration. 'He suffered with great constancy, and recited the 84th Psalm as he was a-dying. Then there was a gentleman who said, "I pray God have mercy upon his soul". The people said, "Amen, Amen". Immediately fire was made. Then William cast his Psalter right into his brother's hand, who said, "William, think on the holy passion of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 84:1-12

Psalms 84:1-12THE same longing for and delight in the sanctuary which found pathetic expression in Psalms 42:1-11 and Psalms 43:1-5, inspire this psalm. Like these, it is ascribed in the superscription to the Korachites, whose office of door keepers in the Temple seems alluded to in Psalms 84:10. To infer, however, identity of authorship from similarity of tone is hazardous. The differences are as obvious as the resemblances. As Cheyne well says, "the notes of the singer of Psalms 42:1-11 and... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 84:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 84:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 84:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 84:1-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 84:8-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 84:8-12

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 84:1-12

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 84:9

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 84:1-12

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 84:1-12

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