Psalms 84:3

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“Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.”

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Read Psalms 84:3 in the flow of Psalms84 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Psalms84 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“(Even a sparrow hath found a house, And a swallow a nest for herself, Where she hath placed her brood,) Thine altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, My king and my God.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 84:3 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 15:25Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.
  2. Psalms 5:2Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
  3. Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
  4. Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
  5. Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
  6. Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
  7. Psalms 116:7Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
  8. Ezekiel 24:21Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
  9. Matthew 8:20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  10. Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

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