Psalm 84

How amiable are thy tabernacles, 

O Lord of hosts!  My soul longeth, yea, 

even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart 

and my flesh crieth out for the living God.   

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the 

swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay 

her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and 

my God.  Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they 

will be still praising thee. Selah.  Blessed is the man whose 

strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of 

them.  Who passing through the valley of Baca 

 make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.  They go 

from strength to strength, every one of them in  

Zion appeareth before God.  O Lord God of hosts,

 hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. 

Selah.  Behold, O God our shield, and look 

upon the face of thine anointed.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had 

rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, 

than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.  For the 

Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give 

grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold 

from them that walk uprightly.  O Lord of hosts, 

blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

In my devotions this morning, I was directed to verse 11 (bold above).  The Lord brought to mind Jeremiah 17:9 ~ "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"  Then I began pondering the lesson (the 2nd in our book) I am preparing for LC - the topic is a trusting heart.  

In the first lesson of our book, Refresh My Heart by Claudia Barber, our heart is defined as our emotions, thoughts, etc.  My heart - my emotions and thoughts are above all things AND desperately wicked... Who can know it?  I know Who knows my heart...He created my heart.  He knows me.

I love that Psalm 84 concludes with the statement, "O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee."  :)  I love to read.  I love getting wrapped-up in the characters and the plot.  I love a good ending.  This Psalm has a great ending -- it reminds us where our trust needs to be!