Psalm 84:1-7 How amiable are your tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!… I. HELPS US TO REALIZE OUR NEARNESS TO GOD. (Ver. 1.) "How lovely are thy dwellings!" or "the house where thou dwellest." II. IT IS THE EXPRESSION OF THE DEEPEST LONGING OF THE HEART AND SOUL. (Ver. 2.) III. IT GIVES THE SENSE OF BEING AT HOME WITH GOD. (Ver. 3.) He is at a distance from the sanctuary; and the birds of the air seem nearer God than he is. IV. IT INTENSIFIES THE SPIRIT OF GRATITUDE AND PRAISE. (Ver. 4.) V. WE BECOME CONSCIOUS OF A STRENGTH DERIVED FROM GOD. (Ver. 5.) VI. IT CREATES SPRINGS OF REFRESHMENT IN THE WILDERNESS. In the weeping vale (ver. 6). "The early rain cometh in with blessings." VII. IT CONSTANTLY RENEWS AND INCREASES OUR SPIRITUAL STRENGTH. (Ver. 7.) VIII. IT WILL BRING US AT LENGTH TO THE VISION OF GOD IN HEAVEN. (Ver. 7.) - S. Parallel Verses KJV: {To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.} How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! |
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