Psalms 84:5

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.

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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; wh...
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, an...
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

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 [...
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 sanct...
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 streng...
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...
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...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The ways of them' ] RV 'the high ways to Zion. ' The reference is to Israelites whose hearts are set on the journey to Jerusalem.
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 m...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(5-7) In these verses, as in the analogous picture ( Isaiah 35:6-8 ; comp. Hosea 2:15-16 ), there is a blending of the real and the figurative; the...
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

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 th...
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 hi...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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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,...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Pleasures of Public Worship; Benefit of Public Worship. To the chief mu...
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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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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 resi...
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

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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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 Biblical Illustrator

Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee. Soul strength I. It springs from a special connection with God. “Whose strength is in Thee.” In w...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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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

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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:...

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 84:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study 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

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole 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

John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

Sermon Bible 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 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 84:5