King James Version
What Does Psalms 84:1 Mean?
“To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! for the sons: or, of the sons”
Context
1
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! for the sons: or, of the sons
2
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
3
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(1) **How amiable.**—Better, *How loved and how lovable. *The Hebrew word combines both senses.
**Tabernacles.**—Better, perhaps, *dwellings. *(Comp. Psalm 43:3.) The plural is used poetically, therefore we need not think of the various courts of the Temple.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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