Psalms 84:1
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
Psalms 84:1 in other translations
| BSB | For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! |
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| WEB | For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies! |
| ASV | For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts! |
| YLT | To the Overseer. --‘On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' --A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts! |
| DARBY | To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts! |
| BBE | How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies! |
| Webster | To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! |
What does Psalms 84:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Psa 84:1-12. (See on Psa 8:1, title, and Psa 42:1, title). The writer describes the desirableness of God's worship and prays for a restoration to its privileges.
1. amiable--not lovely, but beloved. tabernacles--(Psa 43:3).Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
The psalmist longs for communion with God in the sanctuary, Psa 84:1-3. The blessedness of those who enjoy God's ordinances, Psa 84:4-7. With confidence in God, he prays for restoration to his house and worship, Psa 84:8-12. The title here is the same as that of Psalm 81, only that was for Asaph, this for the sons of Torah. This person was one of the chief rebels against Moses and Aaron; there were three, Torah, Dathan, and Abiram, who made an insurrection; and the earth opened, and swallowed them and their partisans up, Numbers 16: The children of Dathan and Abiram perished with their fathers; but by a particular dispensation of Providence, the children of Korah were spared. See Num 26:11 (note), and the note there. The family of Torah was continued in Israel; and it appears from 1 Chronicles 26:1-19 that they were still employed about the temple, and were porters or keepers of the doors. They were also singers in the temple; see 2Chr 20:19. This Psalm might have been sent to them to be sung, or one of themselves might have been its author. Verse 1 How amiable are thy tabernacles - In this plural noun he appears to include all the places in or near the temple where acts of Divine worship were performed. The holy of holies, the holy place, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt-offering, etc., etc.; all called here God's tabernacles or dwelling-places; for wherever God was worshipped, there he was supposed to dwell.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 84:1-7
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Psalms 84:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 84:1
- Psalms 27:4
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
- Psalms 43:3
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
- Psalms 36:8
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
- Psalms 122:1
A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
- Revelation 21:22-23
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
- Psalms 132:5
Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
- Psalms 8:1
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
- Nehemiah 9:6
Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
- Revelation 21:2-3
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
- Hebrews 9:23-24
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
- Isaiah 6:2-3
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
- Psalms 48:1-2
A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4 shews how blessed they are that dwell therein.
8 He prays to be restored unto it.
A.M. 3469. B.C. 535. (Title.) Gittith.
8:1; 81:1; *titles
A Psalm.Some suppose this Psalm was composed by David when driven from Jerusalem by Absalom's rebellion: but it is more probable that it was written at the foundation of the second temple.
for. or, of.
How.
36:8; 27:4; 48:1,2; 87:2,3; 122:1; Heb 9:23,24; Re 21:2,3,22,23
O Lord.
103:20,21; 1Ki 22:19; Ne 9:6; Isa 6:2,3
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Context
- Psalms 84:1
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
- Psalms 84:2
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Psalms 84:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Al Músico principal: sobre Gittith: Salmo para los hijos de Coré. ¡CUÁN amables son tus moradas, oh Jehová de los ejércitos! |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | *Au chef de musique. Sur Guitthith. Des fils de Coré. Psaume. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Jehova der Heerscharen! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In finem, filiis Core. Psalmus. |