Psalms 84:3
Even 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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2How I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord. Now heart and flesh cry for joy to the living God.
4Happy those who live in your house, praising you evermore. Selah
Cross References
Psalms 5:2Attend to my loud cry for help, my king and my God.
Psalms 43:4Then will I go to God’s altar, to God my rejoicing; and with joy on the lyre I will praise you, O God, my God.
Psalms 91:1You whose home is the shelter of God Most High, whose abode is the shadow of God Almighty,
Matthew 23:37Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the prophets and stones the messengers sent to her – Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not come!
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 →