Psalms 84:6
(84-7) Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; yea, the early rain clotheth it with blessings.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
In Context
5(84-6) Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways.
7(84-8) They go from strength to strength, every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
Cross References
2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey; and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.
Psalms 66:10For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
Joel 2:23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God; for He giveth you the former rain in just measure, and He causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, at the first.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 84:2-8
The Pleasures of Public Worship; Benefit of Public Worship. 1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 3 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. 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in… Read the whole commentary →