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Evenגַּםthe birdצִפּוֹרhas foundמָצְאָהa home,בַיִתand the swallowוּדְרוֹרa nestקֵןfor herself,לָהּwhereאֲשֶׁרshe has laidשָׁתָהher young:אֶפְרֹחֶיהָyour altars,אֶת מִזְבְּחוֹתֶיךָYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתmy kingמַלְכִּיand my Elohim.וֵאלֹהָי
Psalms 84:3
Study it in the app“Even the bird has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she has laid her young: your altars, YHWH Tsevaot, my king and my Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 84:3, word by word
- the birdצִפּוֹרtsipor
bird
Bird, small bird.
Where else “tsipor” appears- has foundמָצְאָהmatsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsa” appears- a homeבַיִתvayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vayit” appears- and the swallowדְרוֹרderor
swallow
A swallow, or a similar bird of swift flight.
Where else “deror” appears- a nestקֵןken
nest
The place where a bird lays its eggs and raises its young.
Where else “ken” appears- she has laidשָׁתָהshata
put
To station something somewhere; sow enmity.
Where else “shata” appears- her youngאֶפְרֹחֶיefroche
young bird
Young bird: the offspring of a bird.
Where else “efroche” appears- your altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֶיmizbchote
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbchote” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- my kingמַלְכִּmalki
supreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “malki” appears- and my Elohimאלֹהָloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “loha” appears
The context
2My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of YHWH; my heart and my flesh shout for joy to the living El.
3 · This verse (above)
4Happy are those who dwell in your house; they will still praise you. Selah.