Psalms 84:1-12
1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
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.
4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
6 Who passing through the valley of Bacaa make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
10 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.
11 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.
12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Contents: Testimony to God's goodness and the happiness of those who put their confidence in Him.
Characters: God, Psalmist, Jacob.
Conclusion: True subjects love the courts of their King. Favored indeed are those who are constantly engaged in His service (Psalms 84:4), who find their strength in Him, and who know Him by the life of real faith. (Psalms 84:5; Psalms 84:12).
Key Word: Blessed, Psalms 84:4; Psalms 84:5; Psalms 84:12.
Strong Verses: Psalms 84:5; Psalms 84:10; Psalms 84:11.
Striking Facts: Psalms 84:11. God has given both grace and glory, for the Lord Jesus is the fullness of both. In Him we shall find comfort and protection and in Him no good thing may be withheld, for His grace secures every covenant blessing to the believer.