Psalms 84:3-5
84:3 a The poet envies the birds that have nesting places in and around the Temple.84:4 b The priests and Temple personnel lived in the Temple.
Summary for Ps 84:5-7: 84:5-7 c The pilgrimage to Jerusalem reenacted the Exodus, when God marvelously provided for his people (see 78:15-16 d; 105:41 e). The psalmist imagines the pains of travel turning to the joy of arrival. 84:5 f Travelers needed strength to meet the challenges of pilgrimage by foot along unpaved paths, in all kinds of weather and with the possibility of assaults.
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