Psalms 84:3
(Even a sparrow hath found a house, And a swallow a nest for herself, Where she hath placed her brood,) Thine altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, My king and my God.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. Selah.
Cross References
Psalms 5:2Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My king and my God, For unto Thee I pray habitually.
Psalms 43:4And I go in unto the altar of God, Unto God, the joy of my rejoicing. And I thank Thee with a harp, O God, my God.
Psalms 91:1He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,
Ezekiel 24:21Say to the house of Israel: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am polluting My sanctuary, The excellency of your strength, The desire of your eyes, and the pitied of your soul, And your sons and your daughters whom ye have left, by sword they do fall.
Matthew 23:37'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.
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 →