I. Text background
Psalm 84 is a hymn. As can be seen from the text, this poem was written by a priest. Probably during the exile in Babylon, they were far away from the temple of God, and they were very eager to return to God's residence, expecting to worship God again for a long time.
Second, the content characteristics
Eager to enter the temple of God, the temple of God, willing to serve, praise and praise God.
Third, literary form.
Conclusion: Thank you letter to God.
Poetic: The whole poem consists of three sections, each ending with "Lord of hosts", which enhances the sense of momentum in creation.
Narrative: the writer's thoughts, feelings and wishes, and describes his life feelings around the issue of principle.
Fourth, the value of faith.
Christian love for God: When Christians study Psalm 84, they can feel David's love and longing for God. We need to be close to God and walk with God in this state of mind.
Praise and call: Christians can learn to thank God for his help and salvation with praise and call.
Worship the outlook on life: David has great yearning for entering the temple of God. He deeply realized how many shortcomings he had and should obey God's will, which can be used for reference in our worship life.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) summary:
To sum up, Psalm 84 expresses the author's worship of God and his desire to enter the temple of God. This poem makes believers feel the author's love for temples and other things, which makes people feel very moved. At the same time, Christians should have awe of this poem, must study and understand its value and significance, and move forward step by step in the direction expected by God.
As an ancient literary work, it not only shows rich literary features, but also contains a lot of historical and cultural background information. Therefore, if readers want to deeply study this poem, they should not only deeply understand its text background, content characteristics and literary form, but also understand the historical and social background at that time.
Only on the basis of comprehensive understanding can we really draw spiritual nutrients from this poem and deepen our experience and understanding in the life of faith.