Bible Commentary

They go from strength to strength, [every one of them] in Zion appeareth before God. 7. They go from strength to strength ] Instead of fainting on their toilsome journey they gain fresh strength as they advance. Cp. Isa 40:31, and for the form of expression, Joh 1:16; 2Co 3:18. every one of them in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 84:7”

[Who] passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. 6. Passing through the vale of Baca they make it a place of springs, Yea, the early rain clotheth it with blessings. The word Baca is derived from the root which means to weep, but it nowhere means … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 84:6”

Blessed [is] the man whose strength [is] in thee; in whose heart [are] the ways [of them]. 5. Happy are the men whose strength is in thee; In whose hearts are the highways (to Zion). Happy are those whose minds are wholly set on pilgrimage to Zion. The phrase is peculiar and to Zion must … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 84:5”

Blessed [are] they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. 4. Blessed ] Or, happy, as in Psa 1:1; and so in Psa 84:5 ; Psa 84:12. Not those who are “of the household of God” in the wider sense (Psa 23:6; Psa 27:4; cp. Eph 2:19), but the actual … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 84:4”

Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, [even] thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. 3. The Psalmist envies the privilege of the birds which build their nests within the precincts of the Temple. If even they are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 84:3”

My soul longeth, yea even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 2. My soul hath pined, yea, even fainted. The verbs are perfects, and it seems best to suppose that he is recalling the earnest longings which are even now finding satisfaction, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 84:2”

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable [are] thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 1. How amiable are thy tabernacles) Or, How dear is thy dwelling-place. Amiable is no longer used of things, in the sense of worthy to be loved. For dwelling-place see note on Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 84:1”

That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth. 18. That they may know that thou, whose name is JEHOVAH, even thou alone, Art the Most High over all the earth. The primary object of chastisement is conversion ( Psa 83:16); but if they will … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 83:18”

Let them be confounded and troubled forever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: 17. Let them be ashamed and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be put to confusion and perish: Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Let them be confounded – Let them be ashamed. That is, Let them … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 83:17”

Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. 16. Fill their faces with shame ] Or, disgrace. Let them be disgraced by defeat and disappointed in their project. But this is only as the means to the higher end, that they may seek Jehovah’s name, recognising in Israel’s God the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 83:16”