Psalm 84
Psalm 84 Meaning
Psalm 84 sings of longing for the house of God. The psalmist's soul faints for the courts of the LORD, and he envies even the sparrow that nests near the altar.
The pilgrims who set their hearts on the journey pass through the valley of weeping and make it a place of springs, going from strength to strength. A day in God's courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.
Key verses from Psalm 84
“How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!”
Psalm 84:1
“My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.”
Psalm 84:2
“For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”
Psalm 84:10
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
Psalm 84:11
How Psalm 84 points to Jesus
Jesus opens the way into the true dwelling place of God, so we are no longer outside longing but welcomed in. In Him the valley of weeping becomes a place of springs.