Psalms 84:8 (DBY)

Passage

Jehovah, God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Nearby Context

Psalms 84:6 Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a well-spring; yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

Psalms 84:7 They go from strength to strength: [each one] will appear before God in Zion.

Psalms 84:8 Jehovah, God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 84:9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

Psalms 84:10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "hosts", "hear", "prayer", "give", "jacob", and "selah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "hosts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "They go from strength to strength each..." into verse 9's "Behold O God our shield and look...", so "jehovah" and "hosts" 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 "jehovah" and "hosts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.