Psalms 84:3
Yea, the sparrow has found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even yours altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
In Context
4Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will be still praising you. Selah.
Cross References
Psalms 5:2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto you will I pray.
Psalms 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise you, O God my God.
Psalms 91:1He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Ezekiel 24:21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom all of you have left shall fall by the sword.
Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets, and stone them which are sent unto you, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and all of you would not!
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 →