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Psalms 84:2

How I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord. Now heart and flesh cry for joy to the living God.

Open English Bible (US)

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

1How dearly loved is the place where you live, Lord of hosts!

3Even the sparrow has found a home and the swallow a nest for herself, to lay her young near your altar, Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

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Cross References

Psalms 63:1O God, my God, you, you do I seek: my heart thirsts for you, my body faints for you in a parched and waterless land.

Psalms 119:20My heart is crushed with longing for your ordinances, at all times.

Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to you: I thirst for you, like parched earth. Selah

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 →

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