Psalms 84:3 (DRB)

Passage

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins.

Nearby Context

Psalms 84:1 Unto the end, for the sons of Core, a psalm.

Psalms 84:2 Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

Psalms 84:3 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins.

Psalms 84:4 Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou hast turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.

Psalms 84:5 Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hast", "forgiven", "iniquity", "people", and "covered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Lord thou hast blessed thy land thou..." into verse 4's "Thou hast mitigated all thy anger thou...", so "thou" and "hast" 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 "thou" and "hast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.