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Psalm 84

Sal. 84:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
upong Gittith
Gittiyth (Hebrew #1665)
a Gittite harp
KJV usage: Gittith.
Pronounce: ghit-teeth'
Origin: feminine of 1663
, A Psalm
mizmowr (Hebrew #4210)
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
KJV usage: psalm.
Pronounce: miz-more'
Origin: from 2167
γfor the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Korah
Qorach (Hebrew #7141)
ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites
KJV usage: Korah.
Pronounce: ko'rakh
Origin: from 7139
.>> How amiable
ydiyd (Hebrew #3039)
loved
KJV usage: amiable, (well-)beloved, loves.
Pronounce: yed-eed'
Origin: from the same as 1730
are thy tabernacles
mishkan (Hebrew #4908)
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
KJV usage: dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.
Pronounce: mish-kawn'
Origin: from 7931
, 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'}
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or, of.

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1-3:  The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary,
4-7:  shews how blessed they are that dwell therein.
8-12:  He prays to be restored unto it.
A.M. 3469.
B.C. 535.
(Title.)
Gittith.
A Psalm.Some suppose this Psalm was composed by David when driven from Jerusalem by Absalom's rebellion:
but it is more probable that it was written at the foundation of the second temple.for.
or, of. How.
Sal. 36:8• 8Embriagarse han de la grosura de tu casa; Y tú los abrevarás del torrente de tus delicias. (Sal. 36:8)
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Sal. 27:4• 4Una cosa he demandado á Jehová, ésta buscaré: Que esté yo en la casa de Jehová todos los días de mi vida, Para contemplar la hermosura de Jehová, y para inquirir en su templo. (Sal. 27:4)
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Sal. 48:1‑2• 1Canción: Salmo de los hijos de Coré. Grande es Jehová y digno de ser en gran manera alabado, En la ciudad de nuestro Dios, en el monte de su santuario.
2Hermosa provincia, el gozo de toda la tierra Es el monte de Sión, á los lados del aquilón, La ciudad del gran Rey.
(Sal. 48:1‑2)
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Sal. 87:2‑3• 2Ama Jehová las puertas de Sión Más que todas las moradas de Jacob.
3Cosas ilustres son dichas de ti, Ciudad de Dios. (Selah.)
(Sal. 87:2‑3)
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Sal. 122:1• 1Cántico gradual: de David. Yo me alegré con los que me decían: A la casa de Jehová iremos. (Sal. 122:1)
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He. 9:23‑24• 23Fué, pues, necesario que las figuras de las cosas celestiales fuesen purificadas con estas cosas; empero las mismas cosas celestiales con mejores sacrificios que éstos.
24Porque no entró Cristo en el santuario hecho de mano, figura del verdadero, sino en el mismo cielo para presentarse ahora por nosotros en la presencia de Dios.
(He. 9:23‑24)
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Ap. 21:2‑3,22‑23• 2Y yo Juan vi la santa ciudad, Jerusalem nueva, que descendía del cielo, de Dios, dispuesta como una esposa ataviada para su marido.
3Y oí una gran voz del cielo que decía: He aquí el tabernáculo de Dios con los hombres, y morará con ellos; y ellos serán su pueblo, y el mismo Dios será su Dios con ellos.
22Y no vi en ella templo; porque el Señor Dios Todopoderoso es el templo de ella, y el Cordero.
23Y la ciudad no tenía necesidad de sol, ni de luna, para que resplandezcan en ella: porque la claridad de Dios la iluminó, y el Cordero era su lumbrera.
(Ap. 21:2‑3,22‑23)
O Lord.
 Book 3. Series 2. The Indignation. The ten tribes of Israel restored. Psalm is restoration to the land. (“The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy” by B. Anstey)
 The three divisions of the psalm present, first, the house of God that awaits believers at the end of their journey (vv. 1-4); secondly, the path that leads to God’s house (vv. 5-7); thirdly, the prayer of the man who takes this journey in dependence upon the Lord (vv. 4, 5, 12). (Psalms 84 by H. Smith)
 The heading of this psalm again indicates the godly Jewish remnant (the two tribes, Judah and Benjamin) have been delivered. Korah and his company who were destroyed are a figure of the apostate Jews who reject God. His children (“the sons of Korah”) are a picture of the spared remnant (Num. 26:10-11). (Book 3. by B. Anstey)
 The psalm goes on to give the exercises of the ten scattered tribes as they return to the land of Israel after the Arab confederacy under the Assyrian (Ps. 83) has been judged. (Book 3. by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittithd. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

JND Translation Notes

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See Ps. 8.