Psalm 84:1-7
1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 3 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. 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. 6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. 7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
1. The PROBLEMS that Weary Us.
A) The Time of Trials
Psalm 84:6
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Psalm 84:1-2
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
B) The Time of Tears
Psalm 6:6
“I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.”
Isaiah 40:29
“He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”
2. The POWER that Strengthens Us.
A) Divine Strength
Psalm 84:5
“Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee.”
Psalm 38:10
“My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.”
Psalm 18:32
“It is God that girdeth me with strength.”
Psalm 29:11
“The Lord will give strength unto his people.”
B) Daily Strength
Psalm 84:7
“They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.”
Psalm 84:5-7 MSG
And how blessed all those in whom you live,
whose lives become roads you travel; They wind through lonesome valleys, come upon brooks, discover cool springs and pools brimming with rain!
God-traveled, these roads curve up the mountain, and at the last turn—Zion! God in full view!
Deuteronomy 33:25,
“…as thy days, so shall thy strength be.”
3. The PLACE that Encourages Us.
A) His Delight in the House of God
Psalm 84:1
“How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!”
Psalm 84:2
“My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord.”
B) His Dwelling in the House of God
Psalm 84:3
“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.”
Psalm 84:4-5
“Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.”
“Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee.”