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3Yea, the sparrow hath found{H8804)} an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay{H8804)} her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
And 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.
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)The psalmist here, being by force restrained from waiting upon God in public ordinances, by the want of them is brought under a more sensible conviction than ever of the worth of them. Observe, I. The wonderful beauty he saw in holy institutions (Ps. 84:1): How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts ! Some think that he here calls God the Lord of hosts (that is, in a special manner of the an…
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