Psalms 84:3
1 How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
2 My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
4 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
- KJV
- Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
- WEB
- Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Armies, my King, and my God.
- ASV
- Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.
- DARBY
- Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she layeth her young, thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, my King and my God.
- BLB
- Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young—near Your altars, YHWH of hosts, my King and My God,
- ÅB
- Spurven har jo funnet seg et hus, og svalen et rede hvor den har lagt sine unger - dine alter, Herre, hærskarenes Gud, min konge og min Gud!
- OTB
- Spurven har jo funnet et hus,
Og svalen et rede for seg, hvor den kan legge sine unger:
Dine altere, Herre, hærskarenes Gud,
Min konge og min Gud. - B1930
- Spurven har jo funnet sig et hus, og svalen et rede hvor den har lagt sine unger - dine alter, Herre, hærskarenes Gud, min konge og min Gud!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Read in contextPsalms 90:1
Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
Read in contextMatthew 8:20
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
Read in contextPsalms 43:4
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
Read in contextPsalms 116:7
Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
Read in contextPsalms 5:2
Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
Read in contextMatthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
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