Psalm 84

For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, 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 may have her young--a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
Selah
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty; listen to me, O God of Jacob.
Selah
Look upon our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one. Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.


I believe when the Psalmist wrote this Psalm, it really speaks of his longing to want to be near to the Lord & dwell in His Presence. In the 2nd paragraph, it says “Blessed are those… who have set their hearts on pilgrimage… till each appears before God in Zion.” and speaks how God help the people to persevere and make it to Jerusalem for the appointed feasts. This is what the Psalmist said, “I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God…”

Dear Lord, may I have the same longing for you as the Psalmist… May I long to go for Sunday service the way the Psalmist longed to go to Your Temple. May I long to go for my cell group meeting the way the Psalmist longed to be in Your House. Dear Lord Jesus, please teach me to love You more…