Psalm 84:5-8

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 84:1-12

Longing for the House of God Psalms 84:1-12 This is one of the sweetest of the Psalms. David probably composed it during his absence from Jerusalem at the time of Absalom’s rebellion, though its final form may have been due to the sons of Korah. It is divided into three parts by the Selahs . They who dwell in thy house , Psalms 84:1-4 . The psalmist envies the winged things that rest in those hallowed precincts, and how much more the priests and Levites who serve there! Foxes have holes... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 84:1-12

This is a pilgrim psalm. It falls into three strophes divided by Selahs. The first describes the pilgrim’s hope (vv. Psa 84:1-4 ); the second, the pilgrim’s experience (vv. Psa 84:5-8 ); the third, pilgrim’s prayer (vv. Psa 84:9-12 ). The hope of the pilgrim is centred in the dwelling-place of God. The earthly temple suggests the heavenly home. It is a place of rest and of worship. The light of it shines upon the pathway, and is the inspiration of the pilgrimage. The experience of the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 84:1-12

LXXXIV. A Pilgrim Psalm. Psalms 84:3 . sparrow (rather “ little bird” generally) and swallow are metaphorical for pious Jewish pilgrims. As the birds find their nests and homes, so the Jew, worthy of the name, finds his rest and joy in proximity to the altars of his God. “ Altars” may be a poetical plural, like “ holy places” in Psalms 68:35 ( cf. especially Psalms 132:5; Psalms 132:7). To take the words as if they meant that the birds in the literal sense found a home at the altar would... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 84:5

Whose strength is in thee; who trusteth in thee as his only strength, and refuge, and portion. Or, who hath strength in (or rather for, as the Hebrew prefix beth is frequently used, as hath been noted again and again) thee, i.e. who hath (or who useth; for having is sometimes put for using; of which see Matthew 13:12; 1 Corinthians 7:2) ability of body and mind for thee, and for thy service; or for that journey which here he seems to insinuate, and in the following words and verses he... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 84:6

Passing; or, being used to pass; for he seems not to speak of one particular act, but of a common course or custom. Baca; a place, so called, which some Jewish and other writers affirm to have been a very dry place, and therefore incommodious for travellers in those hot countries, and in hot seasons; which place may be here mentioned not exclusively to other ways and passages, for this highway being but one, and on one side of Jerusalem, could not be a general way for all the Israelites... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 84:7

They go from strength to strength; the farther they travel onward in that way, instead of being faint and weary, as travellers in such cases use to be, they grow stronger and stronger, being greatly refreshed with the comfortable end of their journey, expressed in the following words. Or, They go from company to company. For they used to travel in troops or companies for many reasons, and some companies were before others, accordingly as they were nearer to the place of worship, or more... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 84:8

O Lord God of hosts, who canst easily remove and subdue those enemies of mine who banish and keep me from the place of thy worship, hear my prayer, in restoring me to thy house and service; which is my chief desire, Psalms 84:2,Psalms 84:3. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 84:1-12

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription.—“To the chief Musician upon Gittith.” (See Introduction to Psalms 81:0) “A Psalm for the sons of Korah.” (See Introduction to Psalms 42:0)Occasion.—The Psalm was evidently composed when the writer was exiled from the sanctuary. It was probably written by David when he was compelled to flee from Jerusalem by reason of the rebellion of Absalom. He laments this chiefly because it separated him from “the courts of the Lord.” Homiletically, the Psalm sets forth, The... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 84:5-6

Psalms 84:5-6 I. Every true Christian must expect to have his own private "valley of Baca." (1) But even this shows the intelligence which is resident in our trials. Nothing happens; all is ordered. And one of our arguments to prove we are in the true way is found in the discovery that it leads through roughness and confusion. (2) This is the way along which our Saviour went before us. We must learn to discern the tracks of Jesus. II. Every true Christian must expect to pass through his valley... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 84:7

Psalms 84:7 Notice a few unequivocal evidences of spiritual progress in the condition of the saint of God. I. A growing sense of God. II. A growing dependence upon Christ. III. Increasing steadiness and success in the resistance of temptation. IV. Decreasing absorption in worldly objects and attractions. V. An increased unselfishness and disinterestedness of religious emotion. VI. A deepened composure in anticipating death and eternity. A. Mursell, Calls to the Cross, p. 141. References:... read more

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