Psalm 84:10

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

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 84:10

DELIGHT IN GOD’S HOUSE‘A day in Thy courts is better than a thousand.’Psalms 84:10The psalm is probably one of those used by the pilgrims on their way to the Holy City on some festival occasion. Men had not learned the truth that God is a Spirit, and could be worshipped in spirit. Jerusalem was the place where men ought to worship, and those who lived at a distance were able to come up only at the great festivals. As the pilgrim arrives within sight of the sacred place he cries out in 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 84:10

A thousand; understand elsewhere; which is necessary to complete the sense: or, in the tents of wickedness; which may be supplied out of the next clause. Such ellipses are usual in Scripture, as Psalms 91:7, at thy side, i.e. left side; Proverbs 19:1, &c. Door-keeper; which was generally held a mean and contemptible office, and belonged to the common Levites, 1 Chronicles 9:19; 1 Chronicles 26:1, and therefore might seem very dishonourable for David. Than to dwell in the tents of... 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

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 84:10

DISCOURSE: 640GOD’S ORDINANCES PRECIOUSPsalms 84:10. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.IN matters of doubtful disputation, it is of great advantage to have some established ground, to which reference may be made; and some adjudged case, on which arguments may be founded, without any farther appeal. In my text, the point at issue is, Which is preferable, the service of God, or the service of the world? On this subject there is a great... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 84:1-12

Psalms 84:1-12 is a beautiful psalm of the tabernacles of God.How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, even faints for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God ( Psalms 84:1-2 ).Jesus said, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled" ( Matthew 5:6 ). What a beautiful expression this is of the psalmist. "My heart, my flesh cries out for the living God." Dr. Henry Drummond in his book, The... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 84:1-12

Though the writer of this psalm is not named in the title, yet it is not doubted but David was the author. Psalms 84:1 . How amiable are thy tabernacles. The word is plural, for the tabernacle had three partitions, the outward, and the inner court, and the most holy place. There was the promised presence of the Lord of hosts; he dwelt in his holy habitation. There was the atoning altar, which took away sin. Leviticus 16:14. There the law was read, and with proper illustrations. There prayer... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 84:1-12

Psalms 84:1-12How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts! A good man in relation to the scenes of public worshipI.As deprived of these privileges. In his deprivation he reveals--1. A devout admiration for them (Psalms 84:1). It is the law of mind, that blessings when lost always appear to us more precious. Lost health, lost property, lost friends, lost privileges.2. An intense longing for them (Psalms 84:2). It is “the living God “that gives these scenes attractions to the soul. It is not... read more

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