Psalms 84 · Verse 7

Psalms 84:7

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
Psalms 84:7, King James Version

Psalms 84:7 in other translations

BSBThey go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
WEBThey go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
ASVThey go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
YLTThey go from strength unto strength, He appeareth unto God in Zion.
DARBYThey go from strength to strength: each one will appear before God in Zion.
BBEThey go from strength to strength; every one of them comes before God in Zion.
WebsterThey go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

What does Psalms 84:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. The figure of the pilgrim is carried out. As such daily refit their bodily strength till they reach Jerusalem, so the spiritual worshipper is daily supplied with spiritual strength by God's grace till he appears before God in heaven. appeareth ... God--the terms of the requisition for the attendance on the feasts (compare De 16:16),

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 They go from strength to strength - They proceed from one degree of grace to another, gaining Divine virtue through all the steps of their probation. Every one of them in Zion appeareth before God - This is a paraphrase, and a bad one, but no translation. They shall proceed from strength to strength, יראה אל אלהים בציון yeraeh el Elohim betsiyon, "The God of gods shall be seen in Zion." God shall appear in their behalf, as often as they shall seek him; in consequence of which they shall increase in spiritual strength. Some think there is a reference here to companies of people going up to Jerusalem from different parts of the land, bending together as they go on, so that the crowd is continually increasing. This meaning our translators have put in the margin.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 84:1-7

The ordinances of God are the believer's solace in this evil world; in them he enjoys the presence of the living God: this causes him to regret his absence from them. They are to his soul as the nest to the bird. Yet they are only an earnest of the happiness of heaven; but how can men desire to enter that holy habitation, who complain of Divine ordinances as wearisome? Those are truly happy, who go forth, and go on…

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Psalms 84:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יֵ֭לְכוּYe.le.khuthey goH1980
מֵחַ֣יִלme.Cha.yilfrom strengthH2428
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חָ֑יִלCha.yilstrengthH2428
יֵרָאֶ֖הye.ra.'Ehhe presents himselfH7200
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
בְּצִיּֽוֹן\׃be.tzi.Yonin ZionH6726

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 84:7

  • Proverbs 4:18

    But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:18

    But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

  • Isaiah 40:31

    But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

  • Job 17:9

    The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

  • John 1:16

    And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

  • 2 Peter 3:18

    But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

  • Deuteronomy 16:16

    Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:

  • Psalms 42:2

    My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

  • 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.

  • John 14:3

    And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

  • John 15:2

    Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

  • Jeremiah 31:6

    For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
They.
Job 17:9; Pr 4:18; Isa 40:31; Joh 15:2; 2Co 3:18; 2Pe 3:18
strength to strength. Heb. company to company.
Lu 2:24
in Zion.
43:3; De 16:16; Isa 46:13; Jer 31:6; Zec 14:16; Joh 6:39; 14:3
1Th 4:17

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Context

  • Psalms 84:6

    Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

  • Psalms 84:7

    They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

  • Psalms 84:8

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

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Psalms 84:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Irán de fortaleza en fortaleza, verán á Dios en Sión.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Passant par la vallée de Baca, ils en font une fontaine; la pluie aussi la couvre de bénédictions.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie gehen von Kraft zu Kraft; sie erscheinen vor Gott in Zion.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Deus, tu conversus vivificabis nos, et plebs tua lætabitur in te.