#825 - Psalms 84 – Pilgrimage

This episode is part 63 in a study of the book of psalms. In Psalm 85 we get images of heaven and a pilgrimage to get there as the psalmist decides "Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere" Psalm 84 New International Version Psalm 84[a] For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. 1 How lovely is your dwelling place,    Lord Almighty!2 My soul yearns, even faints,    for the courts of the Lord;my heart and my flesh cry out    for the living God.3 Even the sparrow has found a home,    and the swallow a nest for herself,    where she may have her young—a place near your altar,    Lord Almighty, my King and my God.4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;    they are ever praising you.[c] 5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,    whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka,    they make it a place of springs;    the autumn rains also cover it with pools.[d]7 They go from strength to strength,    till each appears before God in Zion. 8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty;    listen to me, God of Jacob.9 Look on our shield,[e] O God;    look with favor on your anointed one. 10 Better is one day in your courts    than a thousand elsewhere;I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God    than dwell in the tents of the wicked.11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;    the Lord bestows favor and honor;no good thing does he withhold    from those whose walk is blameless. 12 Lord Almighty,    blessed is the one who trusts in you. Footnotes Psalm 84:1 In Hebrew texts 84:1-12 is numbered 84:2-13.Psalm 84:1 Title: Probably a musical termPsalm 84:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.Psalm 84:6 Or blessingsPsalm 84:9 Or sovereign https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+84&version=NIV Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.