O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
Psalm 84 belongs with the psalms of the return of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity in the reign of Cyrus. It expresses the mingled joy and sorrow and anxiety of the returning exiles on their journey home. It looks to the building and dedication of the second temple and to the triumphs connected with that work.
Psalm 84 belongs with the psalms of the return of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity in the reign of Cyrus. It expresses the mingled joy and sorrow and anxiety of the returning exiles on their journey home. It looks to the building and dedication of the second temple and to the triumphs connected with that work.