O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
The psalmist teaches us that separation from the house of God causes the deepest distress, yet nothing, no obstacle whatever, can break the longing of the godly to seek Him. They will find a way where none exists. Better one day in God's tabernacle than a lifetime among the ungodly.
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Commenting on Psalm 84:1-12
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Here is the key of the Psalm. The worship is that of faith, and the blessedness is peculiar to believers. No formal worshipper can enter into this secret. A man must know the Lord by the life of real faith, or he can have no true rejoicing in the Lord's worship, his house, his Son, or his ways.
The psalmist asks only that God hear him and behold his face, his affection, his longing toward the Divine courts. He pleads with God as Lord of Hosts, God of Jacob, and his Shield, titles that proclaim His power and covenant faithfulness. In all our prayers, we must look upon the face of Christ and ask acceptance in Him.
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Commenting on Psalm 84:8-12