Text -- Psalms 84:1-2 (NET)

Psalm 84

84:1 For the music director; according to the gittith style; written by the Korahites, a psalm. How lovely is the place where you live, O Lord who rules over all! 84:2 I desperately want to be in the courts of the Lord’s temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 84:1

¹ sn Psalm 84. The psalmist expresses his desire to be in God’s presence in the Jerusalem temple, for the Lord is the protector of his people.

² tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term הַגִּתִּית (haggittit) is uncertain; it probably refers to a musical style or instrument.

³ tn Or “your dwelling place[s].” The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; this is the Lord’s special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 132:5, 7).

⁴ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.” The title draws attention to God’s sovereign position (see Ps 69:6).

NET Notes: Psa 84:2

¹ tn Heb “my soul longs, it even pines for.”

² tn Heb “the courts of the Lord” (see Ps 65:4).

³ tn Heb “my flesh,” which stands for his whole person and being.