Psalms 84:1-2

Psalm 84 ¹ 

For the music director; according to the gittith style; ²  written by the Korahites, a psalm.

84:1 How lovely is the place where you live, ³ 

O Lord who rules over all! ⁴ 

84:2 I desperately want to be ⁵ 

in the courts of the Lord’s temple. ⁶ 

My heart and my entire being ⁷  shout for joy

to the living God.

[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.

[84:1]  ² tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term הַגִּתִּית (haggittit) is uncertain; it probably refers to a musical style or instrument.

[84:1]  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).

[84:1]  ⁴ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.” The title draws attention to God’s sovereign position (see Ps 69:6).

[84:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “my soul longs, it even pines for.”

[84:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “the courts of the Lord” (see Ps 65:4).

[84:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “my flesh,” which stands for his whole person and being.