My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord

Psalm 84

To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. 1 A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

1
How r lovely is your s dwelling place,
O Lord of hosts!
 2 My soul t longs, yes, u faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
to v the living God.

3 Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
w my King and my God.
 4 x Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
ever y singing your praise! Selah

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
z in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 2
6 As they go through the Valley of Baca
they make it a place of springs;
a the early rain also covers it with b pools.
 7 They go c from strength to strength;
each one d appears before God in Zion.

8 O e Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
 9 f Behold our g shield, O God;
look on the face of your anointed!

10 For a day h in your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be i a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
 11 For the Lord God is j a sun and g shield;
the Lord bestows favor and honor.
k No good thing does he withhold
from those who l walk uprightly.
 12 O Lord of hosts,
m blessed is the one who trusts in you!

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 8:1
    O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
    Psalms 81:1
    Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 42:1
    Book Two As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 27:4
    One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 43:3
    Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!
    Psalms 132:5
    Until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 42:1 - 2
    Book Two As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
    Psalms 63:1
    O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 73:26
    My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
    Psalms 119:81
    My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word.
    Psalms 143:6
    I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
    Job 19:27
    Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 42:2
    My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 5:2
    Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 65:4
    Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 42:5
    Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation
    Psalms 42:11
    Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
    Psalms 43:5
    Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 122:1
    I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord!
  12. Cross References
    Joel 2:23
    Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 34:26
    And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.
  14. Cross References
    Proverbs 4:18
    But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
    Isaiah 40:31
    But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
    John 1:16
    And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
    2 Corinthians 3:18
    And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
  15. Cross References
    Psalms 42:2
    My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 59:5
    You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 80:14
    Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 3:3
    But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
  19. Cross References
    Psalms 84:2
    My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
  20. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 26:19
    These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari.
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 60:19 - 20
    The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
    Psalms 27:1
    The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
    Malachi 4:2
    But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
    Revelation 21:23
    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.
  22. Cross References
    Psalms 84:9
    Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed!
  23. Cross References
    Psalms 85:12
    Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
    Psalms 34:9 - 10
    Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!
    Matthew 6:33
    But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
    Matthew 7:11
    If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
  24. Cross References
    Psalms 15:2
    He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
    Proverbs 2:7
    He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity.
  25. Cross References
    Psalms 2:12
    Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
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