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Psalms 84:2

(84:3) My soul desired, yea, it also longed for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh shout with joy unto the living God.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

In Context

1“To the chief musician upon Gittith, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” (84:2) How lovely are thy dwelling-places, O Lord of hosts!

3(84:4) Even as the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young:—[have I found] thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

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Cross References

Job 23:3Oh who would grant that I knew where I might find him! that I might attain to his Judgment throne!

Psalms 63:1“A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.” (63:2) O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.

Psalms 119:20My soul is broken from longing for thy ordinances at all times.

Psalms 143:6I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul [longeth] for thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Song of Solomon 5:8I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? that I am sick of love.—

Isaiah 64:1(63:19) Oh that thou mightest rend the heavens, come down: at thy presence would mountains [then] melt away.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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Study Psalms 84:2

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