Psalms 84:2–3
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
My soule longeth, yea euen fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh cryeth out for the liuing God.
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.
Yea the sparrowe hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for her selfe, where she may lay her young, euen thine altars, O LORD of hostes, my king and my God.
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- Isaiah 26:9Rank 1 from verse 2
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.
9With my soule haue I desired thee in the night, yea with my spirit within me will I seeke thee early: for when thy iudgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learne righteousnesse.
- Psalms 42:1–2Rank 2 from verse 2
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?
1¶ As the Hart panteth after the water brookes, so panteth my soule after thee, O God.
2My soule thirsteth for God, for the liuing God: when shall I come and appeare before God?
- Psalms 63:1–2Rank 3 from verse 2
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.
1¶ O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, in a drie and thirstie lande, where no water is:
2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I haue seen thee in the Sanctuary.
- Psalms 119:81Rank 4 from verse 2
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- Psalms 73:26Rank 6 from verse 2
- Psalms 119:20Rank 7 from verse 2
- Song of Solomon 5:8Rank 9 from verse 2
- Isaiah 64:1Rank 10 from verse 2
- Song of Solomon 2:4–5Rank 11 from verse 2
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- Psalms 90:1Rank 1 from verse 3
- Psalms 91:1Rank 2 from verse 3
- Matthew 8:20Rank 3 from verse 3
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- Psalms 116:7Rank 5 from verse 3
- Psalms 5:2Rank 6 from verse 3
- Matthew 23:37Rank 7 from verse 3
37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
37*O Hierusalem, Hierusalem, thou that killest the Prophets, *and stonest them which are sent vnto thee, how often would *I haue gathered thy children together, euen as a hen gathereth her chickens vnder her wings, and yee would not?
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Psalms 84:2
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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1. Enclosed yards. 2. Royal residences or attendants. 3. Places where judgment is given.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.
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The one true God.
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Psalms 84:3
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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A small bird.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Discovered or obtained. 2. Established or founded.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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Sense 1: A small bird. Sense 2: To take into the mouth and pass inward, consume, engulf, devour, or overwhelm.
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1. A place made or used by a bird for its eggs or young. 2. By comparison, a dwelling or resting place.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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.
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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.
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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.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.
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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.
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The one true God.
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84:1HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
84:1¶ How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hostes!
84:2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
84:2My soule longeth, yea euen fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh cryeth out for the liuing God.
Selected passage84:3Yea, 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.
84:3Yea the sparrowe hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for her selfe, where she may lay her young, euen thine altars, O LORD of hostes, my king and my God.
Selected passage84:4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
84:4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they wilbe still praysing thee. Selah.
84:5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
84:5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee: in whose heart are the wayes of them:
84:6Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
84:6‖† Who passing through the valley of Baca, make it a well: the raine also filleth the pooles.
84:7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
84:7‖They goe from strength to strength: euery one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
84:8O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
84:8O LORD God of hostes, heare my prayer: giue eare, O God of Iacob. Selah.
84:9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
84:9Behold, O God our shield: and looke vpon the face of thine anointed.
84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
84:10†For a day in thy courts, is better then a thousand: I had rather be a doore keeper in the house of my God, then to dwell in the tents of wickednesse.
84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
84:11*For the LORD God is a sunne and shield: the LORD will giue grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walke vprightly.
84:12O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
84:12O LORD of hostes: blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.