Psalms 84:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

Navigate

Chapter 84

³Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

Psalms 84:3 —

My Notes

Notes are saved on this device.

← Psalms 84:2 Psalms 84:4 →

Original word meaning

— of 12

Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.

Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 90:1
A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Psalms 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Matthew 8:20
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.
Psalms 43:4
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.
Psalms 116:7
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Topics

Church Congregation Ecclesiasticism Fraternity Homage Kingdom of Heaven Prophecy Synagogue

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 ang…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 3)

3. thine altars--that is, of burnt offering and incense, used for the whole tabernacle. Its structure afforded facilities for sparrows and swallows to indulge their known predilections for such places. Some understand the statement as to the birds as a comparison: “as they find homes, so do I desire thine altars,” &c.