Psalms 84:1 «To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. » How amiable [are] thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! _A Psalm_] Or the same subject with the forty-second, and made when David was banished, either by Saul or Absalom, or else when busied abroad in his wars, 2 Samuel 8... [ Continue Reading ]
_My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God._ Ver. 2. _My soul longeth_] As she did who said, Give me children or else I die. His soul once longed for the waters of the well of Bethlehem, but not so earnestly as now to draw wa... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 3. _Yea, the sparrow_] _Avis communissima,_ haunteth about houses, buildeth about windows, and there chirpeth. _ And the swallow a... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed [are] they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. Ver. 4. _Blessed are they that dwell in thy house_] viz. Those menial servants of thine, the priests and Levites, who have their lodgings near thee, and their employment about thee, _Exclamatio pathetica ex abrupto... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed [is] the man whose strength [is] in thee; in whose heart [are] the ways [of them]. Ver. 5. _Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee_] _i.e._ Who is enabled by thee, both in body and mind, to come from the place of his abode to the solemn feasts. _ In whose heart are the ways of them_]... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 84:6 [Who] passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. Ver. 6. _Who passing through the valley of Baca_] εν τη κοιλαδι του κλαυθμωνος (Sept.). That is, of tears, say some; of mulberry trees, say others; the one are moist, the other use to grow in more... [ Continue Reading ]
They go from strength to strength, [every one of them] in Zion appeareth before God. Ver. 7. _They go from strength to strength_] _i.e._ Lustily and constantly, _turma turmae subinde sese adiungente,_ one company coming this way, and another that, out of their several parishes, and so they grow str... [ Continue Reading ]
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. Ver. 8. _O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer_] Satisfy my yearnings, pantings, and inquietations of mind after the liberty of thy sanctuary, Psalms 84:2. These very desires he calleth prayers.... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. Ver. 9. _Behold_] Not only hear, Psalms 34:15, with the note. _ Look upon the face of thine anointed_] _Christi, cuius festina adventum,_ saith Kimchi; do me good for Christ's sake.... [ Continue Reading ]
For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Ver. 10. _For a day in thy courts_] Every flower hath its sweetness; so hath every holy duty its comfort. _ I had rather be a doorkeeper_] As the Kori... [ Continue Reading ]
For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Ver. 11. _For the Lord God is a sun and shield_] A universal, all-sufficient, and satisfactory good, proportionate to our necessities. _ The Lord will give gr... [ Continue Reading ]
O LORD of hosts, blessed [is] the man that trusteth in thee. Ver. 12. _O Lord of hosts, &c._] _Conclusio Epiphonematica._... [ Continue Reading ]