Psalms 84
1 The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary,4 shews how blessed they are that dwell therein.8 He prays to be restored unto it. A.M. 3469. B.C. 535. (Title.) Gittith.8:1; 81:1; *titlesA Psalm.Some suppose this Psalm was composed by David when driven from Jerusalem by Absalom's rebellion: but it is more probable that it was written at the foundation of the second temple. for. or, of. How.36:8; 27:4; 48:1,2; 87:2,3; 122:1; Heb 9:23,24; Re 21:2,3,22,23O Lord.103:20,21; 1Ki 22:19; Ne 9:6; Isa 6:2,3 soul.42:1,2; 63:1,2; 73:26; 119:20,81; 143:6; So 2:4,5; 5:8heart.Job 23:3; Isa 26:9; 64:1 Yea, etc.Or, rather, "Even as the sparrow findeth a house, and the swallow ({deror,} or the ring-dove, according to some, but probably the bird which Forskal mentions among the migratory birds of Alexandria, by the name of {dururi}) a nest for herself where she may lay her young, (so I seek) thine altars, O Jehovah, God of hosts, my King and my God." That is, as nature inclines birds to seek and prepare their nests, so grace has taught me to desire thy altars, and to worship there. sparrow.90:1; 91:1; 116:7; Mt 8:20; 23:37 Blessed.23:6; 27:4; 65:4; 134:1-3they will.71:8,15; 145:1,2,21; Isa 12:4,5; Re 7:15 strength.28:7,8; Isa 45:24; Zec 10:12; 2Co 12:9; Php 4:13in whose.40:8; 42:4; 55:14; Isa 26:9; Jer 31:33; 50:4,5; Mic 4:2 Who.66:10-12; Joh 16:33; Ac 14:22; Ro 5:3-5; 8:37; 2Co 4:17; Re 7:14Baca, etc. or, mulberry-trees, make him a well, etc.{Baca} is probably a large shrub, which the Arabs still call {baca,} (see on 2 Sa 5:23;) and this valley, as Celsius observes, seems to be one "embarrassed with [such] bushes and thorns, which could not be passed without labour and tears,"--{bacah,} as 7 MSS., Aquila, and Vulgate read. 2Sa 5:22-24the rain.68:9; 2Ki 3:9-20filleth. Heb. covereth. They.Job 17:9; Pr 4:18; Isa 40:31; Joh 15:2; 2Co 3:18; 2Pe 3:18strength to strength. Heb. company to company.Lu 2:24in Zion.43:3; De 16:16; Isa 46:13; Jer 31:6; Zec 14:16; Joh 6:39; 14:31Th 4:17 8 our.11; 98:1; Ge 15:1; De 33:29the face.2:2,6; *marg:89:20; 1Sa 2:10; 2Sa 23:1; 2Ch 6:42; Ac 4:27 For.1,2; 27:4; 43:3,4; 63:2; Lu 2:46; Ro 8:5,6; Php 3:20I had, etc. Heb. I would choose rather to sit at thethreshold. Jas 2:3to dwell.17:14,15; 26:8-10; 141:4,5 a sun.27:1; Isa 60:19,20; Mal 4:2; Joh 1:9; 8:12; Re 21:23shield.9; 3:3; 47:9; 115:9-11; 119:114; Ge 15:1; Pr 2:7the Lord.Joh 1:16; Ro 8:16-18; 2Co 3:18; 4:17; Php 1:6no.34:9,10; 85:12; Mt 6:33; Php 4:19walk.15:2; Pr 2:7; 10:9; 28:6,18; Mic 2:7; Ga 2:14 blessed.2:12; 34:8; 62:8; 146:5,6; Isa 30:18; 50:10; Jer 17:7,8
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