詩篇 84:1-12 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:2

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord. These expressions do not imply that the writer is absent from the temple, but only that his delight in it is never satiated. My heart and my flesh; i.e. my whole nature. Crieth out for the living God ; rather, rejoiceth ; or "sings out a note of joy" unto the living God. So Hengstenberg, who says, "The verb רִנֵּן is of frequent occurrence in the Psalms, and always signifies to rejoice ." Compare the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:2

God the Living One. The precise expression here used is only found besides in Psalms 42:2 . "In the New Testament the name 'living God' is found in St. Matthew's and St. John's Gospels, in the speech of Paul and Barnabas in the Acts ( Acts 14:14 ), in several of St. Paul's Epistles, four times in the Epistle to the Hebrews, and once in the Revelation." It is difficult to treat this subject as a universal experience, because our hearts are so full of the risen and living Christ, God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:3

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young . Both sparrows and swallows abound in Palestine. Canon Tristram found the nest of a sparrow "so closely allied to our own that it is difficult to distinguish it," in a chink of the Haram wall at Jerusalem, near the Golden Gate. An anecdote related by Herodotus shows that sparrows built about the Greek temples. The general meaning of the figure in this place seems to be, "If even birds love... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:3

Sanctuary birds. The sparrow and the swallow told of here are apt types of those servants of God who find in him what these birds found in the temple. The comparison of the soul of one of God's people to a bird is not unusual (see Psalms 11:1-7 .). Note— I. SOME OF THEIR CHARACTERISTICS . 1 . Such as are negative. They are not distinguished, like the eagle and many others, but of a very humble and lowly sort; nor powerful and strong; nor beautiful; nor valuable—"Are not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:3

Envy at the birds. The man prevented from sharing in the public worship of the temple thinks enviously of the very sparrows and swallows that flit through its courts and build their nests under its eaves. Sparrows are very abundant in the East. Swallows make their nests, not only in the verandahs, but even in the rooms, within the mosques, and in the sacred tombs. Josephus tells us that the outer courts of the temple were planted with trees. "It is a singularly natural and beautiful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:4

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house. As the Korahite Levites did, being "keepers of the gates" of the Lord's house ( 1 Chronicles 9:19 ; 1 Chronicles 26:1 ). They will be still praising thee. It is their privilege to be always praising thee. "The speaker regards the temple as predominantly the house of praise" (Cheyne). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:5

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee. God is the "Strength" of all who trust in him. The psalmist seems to mean that mere dwelling in the house of God is not enough for blessedness. Trust in God—having God for one's Strength—is also requisite (comp. Psalms 84:12 ). In whose heart are the ways of them; literally, in whose heart are highways. The "highways" intended are probably those of holiness (comp. Proverbs 16:17 and Isaiah 35:8 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:5-6

The joy of the pilgrims. In these verses there is a blending of the real and the figurative; the actual journey towards Zion is represented as accompanied with ideal blessings of peace and refreshment. The poet has thought of the blessedness of those who dwell constantly in God's house. Now he thinks of the blessedness of those who are permitted to go there, and to tarry there for a while. And this leads him to recall what happy times he had known, even in the journeys to Jerusalem.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:6

Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a wall; rather, through the valley of weeping ( τὴν κοιλάδα τοῦ κλαυθμῶνος , LXX .). So Hupfeld. Hengstenberg, Kay, and the Revised Version; compare Hosea's "valley of Achor," i.e. "of Grief." When the righteous pass through a time of suffering or calamity, they turn it into a time of refreshment. The rain also filleth the pools; rather, the early rain ( Joel 2:23 ) covereth it with blessings. The rain of God's grace mantles... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:6

Living water from hidden springs. "Passing … a well." "The valley of Baca," i.e. of weeping, or lamentation. The image is of a company of pilgrims towards the holy city, whose way lies through a desolate, sterile valley. In that "dry and thirsty land" many a traveller has fainted with thirst. On those rugged rocks many a feeble or heedless foot has slipped, many a pilgrim fallen. But if "the blessings of heaven above" and "the precious things of the earth" be denied, there is yet "the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:6

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