“They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.”
The pilgrims progress: "They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion." The repetition of "strength" suggests accumulating spiritual power as the journey progresses. The destination—seeing God in Zion—becomes the culmination of the pilgrimage journey.
Church Fathers on Psalms 84:7
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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