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Psalms 84:1–2

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HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
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From verse 1

  1. Psalms 27:4Rank 1 from verse 1
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    4One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

  2. Psalms 43:3Rank 2 from verse 1
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    3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

  3. Psalms 122:1Rank 3 from verse 1
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    1I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

  4. Psalms 36:8Rank 4 from verse 1
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    8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

  5. Psalms 132:5Rank 5 from verse 1
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    5Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

From verse 2

  1. Isaiah 26:9Rank 1 from verse 2
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    9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

  2. Psalms 42:1–2Rank 2 from verse 2
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    1AS the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

    2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

  3. Psalms 63:1–2Rank 3 from verse 2
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    1O GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

    2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

  4. Psalms 119:81Rank 4 from verse 2
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    81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

  5. Psalms 143:6Rank 5 from verse 2
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    6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

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Psalms 84:1

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 84:2

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fainteth

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Third-person singular present form of faint. Sense 1: To lose courage or cease to persevere. Sense 2: To become weak or exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

courts

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1. Enclosed yards. 2. Royal residences or attendants. 3. Places where judgment is given.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

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2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

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3Yea, 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.

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