Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. New Living Translation I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the LORD. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God. English Standard Version My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Berean Standard Bible My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. King James Bible My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. New King James Version My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. New American Standard Bible My soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. NASB 1995 My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. NASB 1977 My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Legacy Standard Bible My soul has longed and even fainted for the courts of Yahweh; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Amplified Bible My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Christian Standard Bible I long and yearn for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God. Holman Christian Standard Bible I long and yearn for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God. American Standard Version My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God. Contemporary English Version Deep in my heart I long for your temple, and with all that I am I sing joyful songs to you. English Revised Version My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God. GOD'S WORD® Translation My soul longs and yearns for the LORD's courtyards. My whole body shouts for joy to the living God. Good News Translation How I want to be there! I long to be in the LORD's Temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God. International Standard Version I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God. Majority Standard Bible My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. NET Bible I desperately want to be in the courts of the LORD's temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God. New Heart English Bible My soul longs, yes, yearns for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Webster's Bible Translation My soul longeth, and even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. World English Bible My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy soul desired, indeed, it has also been consumed, "" For the courts of YHWH, "" My heart and my flesh cry aloud to the living God, Young's Literal Translation My soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God, Smith's Literal Translation My soul longed after, and also failed for the enclosures of Jehovah: my heart and my flesh will rejoice for the living God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Biblemy soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the LORD. My heart and flesh cry out for the living God. New Revised Standard Version My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh give praise for the living God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My soul has waited and has lusted for the courts of LORD JEHOVAH! My heart and my flesh have praised The Living God! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My soul yearneth, yea, even pineth for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy unto the living God. Brenton Septuagint Translation My soul longs, and faints for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh have exulted in the living god. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Better is One Day in Your Courts1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! 2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. 3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.… Cross References Psalm 42:1-2 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? Psalm 63:1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Psalm 27:4 One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple. Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You. Isaiah 26:9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. Philippians 1:23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. Psalm 143:6 I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah John 4:23-24 But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. / God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” Psalm 119:20 My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times. Psalm 130:6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning. 2 Corinthians 5:2 For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, Psalm 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 122:1 A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. Treasury of Scripture My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh cries out for the living God. soul Psalm 42:1,2 To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God… Psalm 63:1,2 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O 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; … Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. heart Job 23:3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! Isaiah 26:9 With 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. Isaiah 64:1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, Jump to Previous Consumed Courts Crieth Cry Desire Desired Fainteth Faints Flesh Heart House Joy Longs Passion Pineth Sing Soul Soul's Yearned YearnsJump to Next Consumed Courts Crieth Cry Desire Desired Fainteth Faints Flesh Heart House Joy Longs Passion Pineth Sing Soul Soul's Yearned YearnsPsalm 84 1. The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary4. Shows how blessed they are that dwell therein 8. He prays to be restored unto it. My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; The psalmist expresses a deep yearning for the presence of God, which is symbolized by the courts of the LORD. In ancient Israel, the courts were part of the temple complex in Jerusalem, where worship and sacrifices were conducted. This longing reflects a desire for communion with God, a theme prevalent throughout the Psalms. The intensity of the psalmist's desire is emphasized by the word "faints," suggesting a physical and spiritual exhaustion in the absence of God's presence. This mirrors the believer's journey, where the soul's ultimate satisfaction is found in God alone. The courts of the LORD can also be seen as a type of the heavenly dwelling, where believers will one day be in the full presence of God, as described in Revelation 21:3. my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Persons / Places / Events 1. The PsalmistThe author of Psalm 84, traditionally attributed to the sons of Korah, who were Levites and temple musicians. They express a deep yearning for God's presence. 2. Courts of the LORD Refers to the temple courts in Jerusalem, a place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. 3. The Living God A term emphasizing God's active, dynamic presence and His distinction from lifeless idols. It highlights the personal relationship the psalmist seeks with God. Teaching Points Yearning for God's PresenceThe psalmist's intense longing for God challenges us to evaluate our own desire for His presence. Do we seek God with the same fervor and passion? Holistic Worship The mention of "heart and flesh" indicates a worship that involves the whole being—emotions, spirit, and body. True worship is not just an intellectual exercise but an all-encompassing experience. The Living God Understanding God as "living" reminds us that He is active and present in our lives today. This should encourage us to seek a dynamic relationship with Him, not just a ritualistic practice. Spiritual Thirst Just as physical thirst drives us to seek water, spiritual thirst should drive us to seek God. Recognizing our spiritual needs is the first step toward spiritual growth and fulfillment. Temple as a Symbol While the psalmist longs for the temple courts, Christians understand that through Christ, we are the temple of the Holy Spirit. This shifts the focus from a physical location to a personal relationship with God.(2) Longeth.--From root meaning to grow pale, expressing one effect of strong emotion--grows pale with longing. So the Latin poets used pallidus to express the effects of passionate love, and generally of any strong emotion: "Ambitione mala aut argenti pallet amore." HOR., Sat. ii. 3, 78. Or we may perhaps compare Shakespeare's "Sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought." For a similar fervid expression of desire for communion with God, comp. Psalm 63:1. Fainteth.--Or more properly, as LXX., faileth. Courts.--This, too, seems, like tabernacles above, to be used in a general poetical way, so that there is no need to think of the court of the priests as distinguished from that of the people. The living God.--Comp. Psalm 42:2, the only other place in the Psalms where God is so named. . . . Verse 2. - My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord. These expressions do not imply that the writer is absent from the temple, but only that his delight in it is never satiated. My heart and my flesh; i.e. my whole nature. Crieth out for the living God; rather, rejoiceth; or "sings out a note of joy" unto the living God. So Hengstenberg, who says, "The verb רִנֵּן is of frequent occurrence in the Psalms, and always signifies to rejoice." Compare the comment of Professor Cheyne.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My soulנַפְשִׁי֮ (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion longs, נִכְסְפָ֬ה (niḵ·sə·p̄āh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3700: To become pale, to pine after, to fear even וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and faints, כָּלְתָ֨ה ׀ (kā·lə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent for the courts לְחַצְר֪וֹת (lə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet of the LORD; יְה֫וָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel my heart לִבִּ֥י (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre and my flesh וּבְשָׂרִ֑י (ū·ḇə·śā·rî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man cry out יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ (yə·ran·nə·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7442: To give a ringing cry for אֶ֣ל (’el) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the living חָֽי׃ (ḥāy) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life God. אֵֽל־ (’êl-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty Links Psalm 84:2 NIVPsalm 84:2 NLT Psalm 84:2 ESV Psalm 84:2 NASB Psalm 84:2 KJV Psalm 84:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 84:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 84:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 84:2 French Bible Psalm 84:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 84:2 My soul longs and even faints (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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