Psalms 84:2 (YLT)

Passage

My soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God,

Nearby Context

Psalms 84:1 To the Overseer. --`On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' --A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts!

Psalms 84:2 My soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God,

Psalms 84:3 (Even a sparrow hath found a house, And a swallow a nest for herself, Where she hath placed her brood,) Thine altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, My king and my God.

Psalms 84:4 O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. Selah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "soul", "desired", "hath", "been", "consumed", "courts", "jehovah", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "soul" and "desired", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "To the Overseer On the Gittith By..." into verse 3's "Even a sparrow hath found a house...", so "soul" and "desired" 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 "soul" and "desired" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.