Psalms 84:3 (DBY)

Passage

Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she layeth her young, thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, my King and my God.

Nearby Context

Psalms 84:1 {To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

Psalms 84:2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Psalms 84:3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she layeth her young, thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, my King and my God.

Psalms 84:4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah.

Psalms 84:5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, they, in whose heart are the highways.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sparrow", "hath", "found", "house", "swallow", "nest", "herself", and "where". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sparrow" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "My soul longeth yea even fainteth for..." into verse 4's "Blessed are they that dwell in thy...", so "sparrow" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sparrow" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.