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Psalm 84, The Pilgrim Psalm, Bible Study Outline

This document provides an outline for a Bible study on Psalm 84, known as the Pilgrim Psalm. It examines the theme of communion with God found in His sanctuary through prayer. Key points include the privilege of worshipping God in His tabernacle, the spiritual pilgrimage of the Christian life as passing through trials with God's strength and finding joy, and God's promises to those who trust in Him including spiritual light, protection, grace, and glory.

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Psalm 84, The Pilgrim Psalm, Bible Study Outline

This document provides an outline for a Bible study on Psalm 84, known as the Pilgrim Psalm. It examines the theme of communion with God found in His sanctuary through prayer. Key points include the privilege of worshipping God in His tabernacle, the spiritual pilgrimage of the Christian life as passing through trials with God's strength and finding joy, and God's promises to those who trust in Him including spiritual light, protection, grace, and glory.

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Psalm 84, The Pilgrim Psalm, Bible Study Outline

By James Moriello, Firm Foundation Christian Church, Woonsocket, RI, 10/20/2017

1. Theme, Communion with God


a. Can be found in His sanctuary
b. Applied, can be found through prayer
2. Introduction
a. “To the chief musician”, for congregational singing
b. “On an instrument of Gath”, Heb: “Al Gittith”, meaning “wine press”, association
is with joy, Cf. Psalm 104:15
c. “sons of Korah”, written and set to music, probably in the days of David
3. 84:1-4, The privilege of worship
a. Verse 1, “lovely” an adverbial description, “beloved” by those who make
pilgrimage
b. “tabernacle”, that which God had commanded to be built for Himself as a
dwelling place among men (Exodus 25:8), fulfilled in Christ Jesus (John 1:14;
Revelation 21:3)
c. “O LORD of Hosts”, personal name of God, who has delivered us through and
from our spiritual battles
d. Verse 2, holy spiritual desire of the saints to attend to God’s house, ought to be
the place where the Christian feels most ‘at home’
e. Verse 3, Cf. Matthew 6:26, God has provided a home for birds and protection for
their young, (Doctrine of Analogy), so too, God has provided a home and
protection for men through the services of His altars (sacrifice, incense)
f. Verse 4, privilege of being in employment (Levites, today—the church)
4. 84:5-7, Spiritual Pilgrimage
a. Verse 5, its beginnings
i. God’s strength, Psalm 119:28, 138:3; Proverbs 10:29; Isaiah 41:10;
Ephesians 3:16
ii. Renewed heart, Ezekiel 36:26; Matthew 5:8, and its bent, Philippians
3:20; Hebrews 11:13-16
b. Verse 6, The Christian life as a passing through
i. Temporary pilgrims on earth, John 17:14-19
ii. “Valley of Baca”, “Weeping”, some associate with Bochim (Judges 2:1-5),
passing through, we weep on account of sin
iii. Sorrow gives way to joy, Isaiah 12:3; Psalm 30:5
c. Verse 7, spiritual progress
i. “strength to strength”, Philippians 3:12-14
ii. “appears before God” the consummation of Matthew 5:8, Cf. John 5:24-
29
5. 84:8, Why “Selah”, God condescends to hear our prayers, Psalm 8:4
6. 84:9, Context of David, 1 Samuel 16:13, NT Application is Isaiah 61:1-3 CF. Luke 4:18-19,
Christ our “shield” from divine judgment, God’s wrath against our sin
7. 84:10
a. Menial service to God is valuable, Ecclesiastes 9:10
b. “Your courts” vs. “tents of wickedness”, two tents in the world, two camps
c. 2 Corinthians 6:11-18, biblical separation enjoined
8. 84:11-12, Promises to those who trust in God
a. Provide spiritual light, “sun”
b. Provide protection, “shield”
c. “Give grace”, Hebrews 4:14-16
d. “glory”, Romans 8:18
e. “good” things divinely defined

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