Thursday
Jul122007
Dictionary Word of the Day: Desideratum
Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 07:08AM desideratum \dih-sid-uh-RAY-tum; -RAH-\, noun;
plural desiderata:
Something desired or considered necessary.
Psalm 84
To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 How lovely is Your tabernacle,
O LORD of hosts!
2 My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the LORD;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
My King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength;
Each one appears before God in Zion.
8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9 O God, behold our shield,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.
10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
The LORD will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.
12 O LORD of hosts,
Blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Reader Comments (2)
Ah, just one day is better than a thousand elsewhere! This verse creats such a longing in my heart for the courts of the Lord, and serves to remind me that these days are "light and momentary."
When I read the word and definition, that song popped into my mind along with a memory of Jill H singing it. When you see her next, tell her I miss her!
I love verse 11...but the last line of it is killer, huh? We (I) wanna ignore that part more often than I'd like to admit.