Psalm 84: Doorkeepers
I have found "journey" to be one of the many recurrent themes that crisscrosses the pages, chapters and books of the Bible. Psalm 84 is a beautiful example of this theme, that captures in brevity, the origin, the pathway and the destination of one such journey. Let us trace these three sections of the eighty fourth Psalm. Section 1 : Home 1 How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts! 2My soul longs, yes, 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 may lay her young— Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, My King and my God. 4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah Our home is where many of our journeys begin. Even when we are safe and comfortable in our earthly homes, our souls long and yearn for a final destination. The New King James version of the Bible even goes as far as to say "My soul longs, y