Psalms 84:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. ”

Psalms 84:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house - Who are constantly there; whose permanent abode is there. The reference is to the priests and Levites - the ministers of religion - who had their perman...
Psalms 84:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 84:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Blessed. Compare verses: Psalms 84:5 ; Psalms 84:12 . See App-63. Figure of speech Benedictio. App-6. still praising. Compare 1 Chronicles 9:33 . Selah. Connecting the dwellers in, and t...
Psalms 84:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4 Blessed are they who dwell in thy house. Here the Psalmist expresses more distinctly the proper and legitimate use of the sanctuary; and thus he distinguishes himself from hypocrites, who...
Psalms 84:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 639 DIVINE ORDINANCES LOVELY Psalms 84:1-4 . Haw amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth, for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh c...
Psalms 84:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house - They who have such a constant habitation in thy temple as the sparrow o...
Psalms 84:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 84:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Psalms 84:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Psalms 84:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 84:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I cannot sufficiently admire the beauty of these expressions. The happiness of a bird freed from all fears, and taking her quiet repose in a nest, out of the reach of every enemy, in one of the upper...
Psalms 84:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house ,.... The house of God, in his tabernacles and courts; referring to the priests and Levites, who were frequently officiating there, in their turns, night and...
Psalms 84:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Psalms 84:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Blessed , &c. “Here the metaphor is dropped, and the former sentiment expressed in plain language;” are they that dwell in thy house That constantly abide in, or frequently resort to, thy hous...
Psalms 84:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Pleasures of Public Worship; Benefit of Public Worship. To the chief musician upon Gittith. A psalm for the sons of Korah...
Psalms 84:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They that constantly or frequently resort to and abide in thy house; either the priests and Levites, who kept continual watch there; or other devout Jews who were there perpetually, as Anna, Luke 2...
Psalms 84:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Psalms 84:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 84:1-4 I. Consider who is the Father of this home. He is the almighty God. With what confidence it becomes the children of such a Father to depend on their home being replenished with happi...
Psalms 84:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

A Psalm for the sons of Korah. You remember how Korah, Dathan, and Abiram were destroyed because of their rebellion against the Lord, and their revolt against his chosen servant, Moses and Aaron, and...
Psalms 84:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 84:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
Psalms 84:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 84:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Psalms 84:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 12:4 ; Isaiah 12:5 ; Psalms 134:1-3 ; Psalms 23:6 ; Psalms 27:4 ; Psalms 65:4 ; Psalms 71:1 ; Psalms 71:8 ; Revelation 7:15
Psalms 84:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They — That constantly abide in thy house; the priests and Levites, or other devout Jews who were there perpetually, as Anna, Luke 2:36-37 . They will — They are continually employed in that bless...

Psalms 84:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 84:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 84:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 84:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 84:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 84:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 84:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 84:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 84:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 84:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 84:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 84:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 84:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 84:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 84:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 84:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 84:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 84:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 84:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 84:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 84:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 84:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 84:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 84:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 84:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes