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Psalms 84:1
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text opens with liturgical directions for the choirmaster and identifies the authors as the sons of Korah. The speaker addresses Yahweh directly in a declarative exclamation regarding His dwelling place.
The words — The Hebrew מַה־יְּדִידוֹת (mah-yəḏîḏōṯ) translates literally as "how lovely" or "how desired." It modifies מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶיךָ (mišḇənōṯeykā), meaning "your dwelling places."
The thread — The desire to dwell in God's house appears in Psalms 27:4, while Psalms 43:3 and Psalms 36:8 similarly describe seeking His sanctuary and feasting in His house.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of God's presence as the primary object of desire rather than a secondary blessing. It calls the reader to orient their focus toward the location of divine encounter.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
Cross-references
- Psalms 27:4 One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
- Psalms 43:3 Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
- Psalms 36:8 They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
- Psalms 122:1 A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
- Psalms 8:1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 132:5 until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- Revelation 21:22 But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
- Nehemiah 9:6 You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
- Revelation 21:2 I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Hebrews 9:23 So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.