Psalm 84:5-7

Psalm 84: 5-7 – New American Standard (NASB)

How blessed (happy) is the man whose strength (oz – force, security, majesty, praise) is in You, in whose heart (lebab – heart, mind, understanding) path 4a for blogare the highways (mesillaw – “lifestyle”, main road, pilgrimage) to Zion!

Monument Valley-Dry Wash-01Passing through the valley of Baca (weeping, balsam, mulberry) they make it aspring (pools, blessings, fountain); the early rain (Autumn) also covers it with blessings (pools).mill_run_spring_small

They go from strength to strength (chayil – “force” an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength), every one of them appears before God (Elohim) in Zion.

There is no definable place called the Valley of Baca; one Bible atlas did ID a city by that name but it is not by Jerusalem.

All of the words in blue are added into the NASB translation and these come from a variety of sources that include several translations and concordances.

New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation

Dry Valley pic is from http://www.hsipro.com/Picture%20Album.htm 

Mill Run Spring http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Water/WaterSupplyWaterQuantity/GroundwaterCharacterization/SpringDatabase.aspx

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