Psalm 84

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Psalm 84 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that expresses deep longing for God’s presence and the joy of dwelling in His house.

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Psalm 84 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament text
biblical psalm
religious hymn
addressedTo choirmaster
associatedWith Jewish Temple
surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

pilgrimage to Zion
attributedTo Sons of Korah
surface form: sons of Korah
bookNumber 19
canonicalStatus canonical scripture
chapterType psalm
containsBeatitude Blessed are those who dwell in your house
Blessed are those whose strength is in you
Blessed is the one who trusts in you
famousLine Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere
genre hymn
pilgrimage psalm
song of Zion
influenced Christian hymnody
devotional literature
keyVerse Psalm 84:10
language Hebrew
literaryFeature metaphor of pilgrimage
poetic parallelism
liturgicalUse Christian liturgy
Jewish liturgy
locationInCanon Ketuvim
mentions LORD of hosts
Zion
altars of the LORD
courts of the LORD
musicalDirection according to The Gittith
openingWordsEnglish How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts
partOf Psalms
surface form: Book of Psalms

Christian biblical canon
surface form: Christian Old Testament

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
positionInBook 84
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scriptureCitationFormat Ps 84
testament Tanakh
surface form: Old Testament
theme blessedness of those who seek God
joy of dwelling in God’s house
longing for God’s presence
trust in God
worship at the temple
usedFor prayers of longing for God
worship services
verseCount 12

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