Psalms 84:8

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.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O Lord God of hosts - See the notes at Psalms 84:1 . God is appealed to here as a God of power; as a God who is able to accomplish all his purpo...
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 bi...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God of Jacob. Not Israel, but the God (Elohim) Who met Jacob when he had nothing and deserved nothing (but wrath), and promised him everything: thu...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8 O Jehovah, God of Hosts! hear my prayer. David, instead of acting like worldly men, who foolishly and unprofitably distress and torment th...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. Hear my prayer - Let us be restored to thy sanctuary, and to thy worship.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. Give ear, O God of Jacob. This title implies a plea for being heard, on...
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 diffe...
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...
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 Jerus...
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 pil...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A new subject is evidently opened at this verse: Here is a soul calling upon God as a covenant God, the God of Jacob; and in his name prays to be hea...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer ,.... the redemption of the captives, says Kimchi; for the building of the house, the temple, according to Jarch...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

O Lord God of hosts Who canst easily remove and subdue those enemies who banish and keep me from the place of thy worship; hear my prayer In rest...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Delight in God's Ordinances. 8 O L ORD God of hosts, hear my prayer:...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

O Lord God of hosts, who canst easily remove and subdue those enemies of mine who banish and keep me from the place of thy worship, hear my prayer...
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 Int...
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 revol...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

May the Spirit of God bless to us every syllable of this familiar Psalm as we read it! Psalms 84:1-2 . How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 84:1 . How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! «Though they are only tabernacles, temporary structures that are soon to be taken...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 mu...
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 taber...
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. I...
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 ), d...
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 i...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, with close attention, O God of Jacob! Selah. It seems, however, that the psalmist, deprived of this...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 32:28 ; Hosea 12:3-6 ; Psalms 17:1 ; Psalms 20:1 ; Psalms 35:13 ; Psalms 39:12 ; Psalms 4:1 ; Psalms 46:7 ; Psalms 49:1 ; Psalms 5:...

⁸ O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 84:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 84:8