Psalms 84:7

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
strength	מֵחַ֣יִל me.Cha.yil	H2428	probably a force · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
strength	חָ֑יִל Cha.yil	H2428	probably a force · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Zion	בְּצִיּֽוֹן be.tzi.Yon	H6726	Tsijon (as a permanent capital) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
appeareth	יֵרָאֶ֖ה ye.ra.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by th…
Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and…
Job 17:9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
Deuteronomy 16:16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened brea…
Psalms 42:2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 84:1-7

The psalmist here, being by force restrained from waiting upon God in public ordinances, by the want of them is brought under a more sensible conviction than ever of the worth of them. Observe, I. The wonderful beauty he saw in holy institutions (Psa 84:1): How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! Some think that he here calls God the Lord of hosts (that is, in a special manner of the angels, the heavenly hosts) because of the presence of the angels in God's sanctuary; they attended the Shechinah, and were (as some think) signified by the cherubim. God is the Lord of these hosts, and his the tabernacle is: it is spoken of as more than one (thy tabernacles) because there were several…

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John Gill on Psalms 84:7

They go from strength to strength,.... Whose strength is in the Lord, and in whose heart are his ways, and who pass through the valley of Baca, and find a well of supply, and pools of blessings there; they renew their spiritual strength; they grow stronger and stronger every step they take; the way of the Lord is strength unto them: or "from army to army", or "from company to company" (d), as Kimchi, alluding to the companies in which they went up to the feasts; see Luke 2:44 when those who were more zealous, or more able to undergo journeys, would outgo the rest, and first overtake one company, and then another, and get to Zion first: or from victory to victory: first overcoming one enemy,…

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John Calvin on Psalms 84:5-7

Psalm 84:5-7 5. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; the ways are in their hearts. 6. They passing through the valley of weeping, [460] will together make it a fountain; [461] the rain also will cover the cisterns, [or reservoirs.] [462] 7. They will go from strength to strength; [463] the God of gods will be seen in Zion. 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee. David again informs us, that the purpose for which he desired liberty of access to the sanctuary was, not merely to gratify his eyes with what was to be seen there, but to make progress in faith. To lean with the whole heart upon God, is to attain to no ordinary degree of advancement: and this cannot be attained by…

The Church Fathers

The Old Testament proclaimed the Father openly and the Son more obscurely. The New [Testament] manifested the Son and suggested the deity of the Spirit. Now the Spirit dwells among us and supplies us with a clearer demonstration of himself. For it was not safe, when the Godhead of the Father was not yet acknowledged, plainly to proclaim the Son; nor when that of the Son was not yet received to burden us further (if I may use so bold an expression) with the Holy Spirit; lest perhaps people might, like persons loaded with food beyond their strength and presenting eyes as yet too weak to look at the sun's light, risk the loss even of that which was within the reach of their powers; but that by gradual additions, and, as David says, "Goings up, and advances and progress from glory to glory," the light of the Trinity might shine on the more illuminated. It was for this reason, I think, that [the Holy Spirit] gradually came to dwell in the disciples, measuring himself out to them according to their capacity to receive him, at the beginning of the Gospel, after the passion, after the ascension, making perfect their powers, being breathed on them and appearing in fiery tongues.
— Gregory of Nazianzus, ON THE HOLY SPIRIT, THEOLOGICAL ORATION 5[31]. 26

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Dictionary and topics

Gittith — A stringed instrument of music. This word is found in the titles of Ps. 8, 81, 84. In these places the LXX. render the word by “on the wine-fats.” The Targum explains by “on the harp which David…
Music, Instrumental — Among instruments of music used by the Hebrews a principal place is given to stringed instruments. These were, (1.) The kinnor, the “harp.” (2.) The nebel, “a skin bottle,” rendered “psaltery.” (3.)…
Temple — First used of the tabernacle, which is called “the temple of the Lord” (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ’s human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers are called…
Feasts, The Anniversary · The dangers and difficulties encountered in going up to, alluded to — The dangers and difficulties encountered in going up to, alluded to
Grace Of God · GROWTH IN — GROWTH IN
Pilgrims And Strangers · As saints they: Are strengthened by God — As saints they: Are strengthened by God
Temple, The First · Was called: Zion — Was called: Zion

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 84:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 84:1-7

John Gill on Psalms 84:7

John Calvin on Psalms 84:5-7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 84:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 84:1-7

John Gill on Psalms 84:7

John Calvin on Psalms 84:5-7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 84:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 84:6

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 84:7