“ O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. ”
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee - Blessed in every respect. His lot is a happy one; happy in thy friendship; happy in being permitted to worship thee; happy in the bless...
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...
trusteth . places his confidence. Hebrew. batah. App-69. To the chief Musician. App-64.
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].
This Ps. sets forth the attractiveness of the Temple and its worship ( Psalms 84:1-4 ), and the happiness of the pilgrims who gather to it from different parts of the land ( Psalms 84:5-7 ). After a...
Psalms 84:1-12 THE same longing for and delight in the sanctuary which found pathetic expression in Psalms 42:1-11 and Psalms 43:1-5 , inspire this psalm. Like these, it is ascribed in the supe...
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 it...
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, pil...
How beautifully and divinely the Psalm closeth! Oh Reader! may your heart and mine join issue with it! Blessed is the nation, blessed the family, blessed the man, who trusteth to a God in Christ! RE...
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee ,.... For grace and glory, and every good thing; that trusts in the Lord at all times, and not in the creature, or in an arm of flesh; but i...
O LORD of hosts, blessed [is] the man that trusteth in thee. Ver. 12. O Lord of hosts, &c. ] Conclusio Epiphonematica.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee Who, though he be deprived of the opportunity of paying that outward worship to thee which is appropriated to thy house; yet giveth thee that inward worship...
Delight in God's Ordinances. 8 O L ORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 9 Behold, O Go...
Who, though he be deprived of the opportunity of paying that outward worship to thee which is appropriated to thy house, yet giveth thee that inward worship which is more valuable in thy account, and...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the chief Musician upon Gittith .” (See Introduction to Psalms 81 ) “ A Psalm for the sons of Korah .” (See Introduction to Psalms 42 ) Occasion .—The Psalm w...
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. It is thought, by some interpreters, that Gittith signifies the winepress. They must have been a very godly people who sang such son...
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 ha...
How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts! A good man in relation to the scenes of public worship I. As deprived of these privileges. In his deprivation he reveals-- 1. A devout admi...
EXPOSITION This psalm, attributed (see title) to the "sons of Korah," or the Korahite Levites (see 1 Chronicles 26:1 ; 2 Chronicles 20:19 ), describes the blessedness of their position as dwel...
Longing for the Beauty of the Word of God. To the chief musician upon Gittith, to be used in public worship with the accompaniment of a stringed instrument brought by David from the Philistine cit...
Isaiah 30:18 ; Isaiah 50:10 ; Jeremiah 17:7 ; Jeremiah 17:8 ; Psalms 146:5 ; Psalms 146:6 ; Psalms 2:12 ; Psalms 34:8 ; Psalms 62:8