Psalm 84

Psalm 84
For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. [a]
1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD Almighty!

2 My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.

4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.
Selah

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.

6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools. [b]

7 They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion.

8 Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty;
listen to me, O God of Jacob.
Selah

9 Look upon our shield, [c] O God;
look with favor on your anointed one.

10 Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the LORD bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.

12 O LORD Almighty,
blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Chin Ling: What a beautiful psalm for a Monday morning, of God's presence. Praying this over our lives, knowing that "no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless" :) Blessed Monday because Jesus has risen for me!

Huijuan: Such a wonderful psalm, I wana dwell in the house of God. Looking back the past weekend, the Lord is truly with me, some of my friends break down, some are lost. But God is still with me. I can only sing..... For you are GREAT, you do mighty wonders Lord, There is no one else like u! There is no one else like u. I wan april to come quickly.ahahh

Crow: I was just telling the Lord before I read the psalm, “Doesn’t the psalmist ever have Monday blues????” hahaha. 0% of me wants to get out of bed this morning. But yes, as I read today’s psalm, wow, it’s such a song of praise, such an awesome psalm… My oh my do I feel ashamed of myself…. Haha.. Well, how I wish what the psalm meant was to stay in church and just enjoy his presence, but yup yup we are the temple of the living God and we need to dwell in His presence wherever we are… difficult, but important! Alright, go away Monday blues, God’s presence must come!

Pam: What a Psalm to start the week with! Its so positive n refreshing compared to the last few ones... kinda like tis psalm alot cos of the similarities they have in some of the songs we sing... yup... I claimed v11 for Roger as he returns to work today after his reservist n the Outram incident.. pray tat the Lord's favour will be with him. C some of you sisters later!

Aileen: Wow when i started reading the psalms, all the songs came flooding to me and it's really so true that it's much better to have one day in His courts than thousands elsewhere. This sancti taught me a lot about the condition of the lord and really makes me yearn for the courts of the lord again. Even as i was going to do QT, i also wondered why i'm not so gan cheong about this coming interview. All in the lord's hands i think! haha.. and really, it's so good to rest in the knowledge that God knows best. haha.. what a wonderful mondaY!! (p/s.. i did the stupid magic trick with my fingers in class today.. HAHahaha.. my students were like.. ???!!! and then they laughed)

Sara: I agree! it's such a beautiful psalm to start the week with! It helped me to lessen my Monday blues as well, and even as I read it, I felt myself focusing more on the Lord's beauty instead of my own attitude of slackness towards work recently. Indeed, how lovely is your dwelling place Lord!

Eunice: Blessed is the choice to dwell in His courts, and to have Lord Jesus as my Father! Even as sanctification week is voer.. I feel... sanctified.. (hahaha..) but really.. esp after alter call that day, I feel so glad that I have more my a dad's love.. and I truly experienced life w a dad's love, set apart from all expectations and comparisons with other ppl, and much of standards to meet n scoldings to bear.. as my wallpaper says " my daddy is da Best ! "

Dellia: As I read the psalm, my heart really longs and faints for Him....Lord, I wanna be so close to You and indeed, one day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere....it's in Your courts that I can find rest and security! Reminds me of a BIG TREE! =)