“How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!”
Psalm 84 opens with an expression of longing for the sanctuary: "How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!" The address to God as "Lord of hosts" (emphasizing God's power and command over armies) contrasts with the intimate focus on God's dwelling place. The term "lovely" (yedidut, related to "beloved") expresses affection and desire.
Church Fathers on Psalms 84:1
1. This Psalm is entitled, “For the winepresses.” And, as you observed with me, my beloved (for I saw that you attended most closely), nothing is said in its text either of any press, or wine-basket, or vat, or of any of the instruments or the building of a winepress; nothing of this kind did we hear read; so that it is no easy question what is the meaning of this title inscribed upon it, “for the winepresses.” For certainly, if after the title it mentioned anything about…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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