Psalms 84:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. ”

Psalms 84:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee - Not merely are they blessed who dwell there permanently, but the man also whose heart is there; who feels that his strength is in God alone who love...
Psalms 84:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Blessed [is] the man whose (d) strength [is] in thee; in whose heart [are] the ways [of them]. (d) Who trusts nothing in himself but in you only, and learns from you to rule his life.
Psalms 84:5 - 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 84:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

man: i.e. any one; not priest or Levite merely. Hebrew. 'adam. are the ways of them. Supply Figure of speech Ellipsis , "in whose heart are [Thy] highways" [leading thereunto].
Psalms 84:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee. David again informs us, that the purpose for which he desired liberty of access to the sanctuary was, not merely to gratify his eyes with what...
Psalms 84:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them . The man whose strength is in thee - "Who life and strength from thee derives; And by thee moves and in th...
Psalms 84:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Blessed is the man, &c.— These words may be rendered, Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; the highways are in the midst of them: Who, passing through the valley of Baca, turn it into...
Psalms 84:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. -Second part of the First strophe. The rich consolation in God which belongs to believers, like David, even i...
Psalms 84:5 - 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 84:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Blessed is the man. — Or collective, men, as the suffix, their hearts, shows. Ways. — From a root meaning to cast up — and so highways marked by the heaps of stone piled up at the side (...
Psalms 84:5 - 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 84:5 - 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 84:5 - 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 84:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is from the very striking manner in which this verse is introduced, and the singular manner adopted in the words of it, that I ventured to make the observations I did make in the opening of this P...
Psalms 84:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee , e.] Or, "for thee", as some choose to render the words who have bodily strength from the Lord, for his worship and service, to go up to his house, and...
Psalms 84:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 mi...
Psalms 84:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee Who trusteth in thee as his only refuge, strength, and portion. Or, who had strength in , or rather, for , (as the Hebrew ב, beth , frequently signif...
Psalms 84:5 - 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 84:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Whose strength is in thee; who trusteth in thee as his only strength, and refuge, and portion. Or, who hath strength in (or rather for , as the Hebrew prefix beth is frequently used, as hath b...
Psalms 84:5 - 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 84:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 84:5-6 I. Every true Christian must expect to have his own private "valley of Baca." (1) But even this shows the intelligence which is resident in our trials. Nothing happens; all is ordere...
Psalms 84:5 - 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 84:5 - 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 84:5 - 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 84:5 - 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 84:5 - 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 84:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 12:9 ; Isaiah 26:9 ; Isaiah 45:24 ; Jeremiah 31:33 ; Jeremiah 50:4 ; Jeremiah 50:5 ; Micah 4:2 ; Philippians 4:13 ; Psalms 28:7 ; Psalms 28:8 ; Psalms 40:8 ; Psalms 42:4 ;...
Psalms 84:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Whose strength — Who trusteth in thee as his only strength. Thy ways — Blessed are they whose hearts are set upon Zion and their journey is thither.

Psalms 84:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 84:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 84:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 84:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 84:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 84:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 84:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 84:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 84:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 84:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 84:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 84:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 84:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 84:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 84:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 84:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 84:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes