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Psalm 84

Psalm 84:2

Better Is One Day in Your Courts · Psalm 84:1–12
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Translations

Modern
My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Traditional
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Literal
My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of YHWH; my heart and my flesh cry out to the living God.
Latin
Concupiscit, et deficit anima mea in atria Domini; cor meum et caro mea exsultaverunt in Deum vivum.

Original

Hebrew
English
My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Notes

Psalms 84:1–4

The psalmist is far from the temple. He turns toward it in hopeful reflection.

Psalms 84:1–12

The psalmist deeply longs for God's presence. He feels weak with longing as he thinks about the temple and the pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem (Psalm 84:1–7). He prays for himself and the community (Psalm 84:8–9).

The end of the psalm (Psalm 84:10–12) shows that the temple represents God. The psalmist truly desires God's presence. He understands that God's goodness is better than life and that only God can grant his people favor and honor (Psalm 84:10–11).

Theme notes and profiles

The Heart in the Psalms

Parallels

John 1:14–18

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Baca, Valley of Gittith Korahite, Korathite Music Numbers, Book of Psalms, Book of Temple Zion

Topics

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