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Psalms 84:3

84:2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

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Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

Yes, the sparrow has found an house, 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.

84:4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

What does Psalms 84:3 mean?

Psalms 84:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צִפּוֹר (tsippôwr), מָצָא (mâtsâʼ), בַּיִת (bayith).

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Yea,
the
sparrowצִפּוֹרtsippôwr/tsip-pore'/H6833a little bird (as hopping)
hath
foundמָצָאmâtsâʼ/maw-tsaw'/H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
an
house,בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and
the
swallowדְּרוֹרdᵉrôwr/der-ore'/H1866the swift, a kind of swallow
a
nestקֵןqên/kane/H7064a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
for
herself,
where
she
may
layשִׁיתshîyth/sheeth/H7896to place (in a very wide application)
her
young,אֶפְרֹחַʼephrôach/ef-ro'-akh/H667the brood of a bird
even
thine
altars,מִזְבֵּחַmizbêach/miz-bay'-akh/H4196an altar
O
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
of
hosts,צָבָאtsâbâʼ/tsaw-baw'/H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
my
King,מֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
and
my
God.אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

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Deuteronomy 22:6

If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:

Proverbs 26:2

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

Proverbs 27:8

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

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What does Psalms 84:3 say?

Psalms 84:3 (King James Version) reads: "Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God."

Is Psalms 84:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 84:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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