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Psalm 84

Psa. 84:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Yea, the sparrow
tsippowr (Hebrew #6833)
from 6852; a little bird (as hopping)
KJV usage: bird, fowl, sparrow.
Pronounce: tsip-pore'
Origin: or tsippor {tsip-pore'}
hath found
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
an house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
, and the swallow
drowr (Hebrew #1866)
the swift, a kind of swallow
KJV usage: swallow.
Pronounce: der-ore'
Origin: the same as 1865, applied to a bird
a nest
qen (Hebrew #7064)
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
KJV usage: nest, room.
Pronounce: kane
Origin: contracted from 7077
for herself, where she may lay
shiyth (Hebrew #7896)
to place (in a very wide application)
KJV usage: apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, X look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, X take.
Pronounce: sheeth
Origin: a primitive root
her young
'ephroach (Hebrew #667)
the brood of a bird
KJV usage: young (one).
Pronounce: ef-ro'-akh
Origin: from 6524 (in the sense of bursting the shell)
, even thine altars
mizbeach (Hebrew #4196)
an altar
KJV usage: altar.
Pronounce: miz-bay'-akh
Origin: from 2076
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
of hosts
tsaba' (Hebrew #6635)
from 6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
KJV usage: appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Pronounce: tsaw-baw'
Origin: or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}
, my King
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
, and my God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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God,
House,
Kings,
Lord of Hosts,
Sparrow,
Swallow

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Yea, etc.Or, rather, "Even as the sparrow findeth a house, and the swallow ({deror,} or the ring-dove, according to some, but probably the bird which Forskal mentions among the migratory birds of Alexandria, by the name of {dururi}) a nest for herself where she may lay her young, (so I seek) thine altars, O Jehovah, God of hosts, my King and my God."
That is, as nature inclines birds to seek and prepare their nests, so grace has taught me to desire thy altars, and to worship there.sparrow.
Psa. 90:1• 1<<A Prayer of Moses the man of God.>> Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. (Psa. 90:1)
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Psa. 91:1• 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Psa. 91:1)
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Psa. 116:7• 7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. (Psa. 116:7)
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Matt. 8:20• 20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Matt. 8:20)
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Matt. 23:37• 37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matt. 23:37)
• The tabernacles of God are a resting-place for the heart, as the swallow had a nest from God where she might lay her young. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 81-84” by J.N. Darby)
• It is realized that the One who finds a home for the worthless bird, and a rest for the restless bird, has most surely a home and a resting place for His people, secured to them through the altar, or the great sacrifice of which the altar speaks. (“Psalm 84” by H. Smith)
• They envy the sparrows and swallows who have found a place in Jehovah’s house and desire to be there also. (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she layeth her young, thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, my King and my God.

W. Kelly Translation

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(Yeaa , the sparrow hath found a house,{HR}And the swallow a nest where she layeth her young),{HR}Thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, my king and my God.

WK Translation Notes

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