Psalm 84
1How lovely is your dwelling place, O
Lord of hosts!
2My soul longs, indeed it faints for
the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
3Even the sparrow finds a home, and
the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O
Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
4Happy are those who live in your
house, ever singing your praise. Selah
5Happy are those whose strength is in
you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
6As they go through the valley of
Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools.
7They go from strength to strength;
the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
8O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9Behold our shield, O God; look on
the face of your anointed.
10For a day in your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my
God than live in the tents of wickedness.
11For the Lord God is a sun and
shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from
those who walk uprightly.
12O Lord of hosts, happy is everyone
who trusts in you.
On Sunday, I suggested in my sermon
that when one is praying, one might wish to look at a Psalm and let the psalm
lead you in prayer.
When you read Psalm 84, what images
come to mind? (By the way, Selah is
likely some sort of refrain that would have been said or sung—it doesn’t have
any “meaning” other than that).
What encouragement does the psalmist
give in this song/poem? What
comfort? What praise?
I also mentioned that I often am
drawn to music. So as I read this psalm,
I begin to sing:
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