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Psalms 84:3

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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.
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  1. Psalms 90:1Rank 1 from verse 3
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    1LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

  2. Psalms 91:1Rank 2 from verse 3
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    1HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

  3. Matthew 8:20Rank 3 from verse 3
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    20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

  4. Psalms 43:4Rank 4 from verse 3
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    4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

  5. Psalms 116:7Rank 5 from verse 3
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    7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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Psalms 84:3

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

swallow

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Sense 1: A small bird. Sense 2: To take into the mouth and pass inward, consume, engulf, devour, or overwhelm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

nest

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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

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

lay

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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

COMBINED MEANING

young

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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

hosts

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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84:1HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

84:2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

84:3Yea, 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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84:4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

84:5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

84:6Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

84:7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

84:8O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

84:9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon 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.

84:11For 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.

84:12O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

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