Psalm 84:9-12 - The LORD is Our Sun and Shield

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Aug 15, 2023 · 5m

Psalm 84 is called a “Pilgrimage Psalm or Song”. We believe it was a song that was sung by the Jewish people as they travel up to Jerusalem for one of their feast day celebrations. The psalmist who wrote it had a great desire to go on this journey because he delighted in the Lord (vv. 1-4). He also acknowledged that his strength was from the Lord (vv. 5-8).

Now in verses 9-12, this psalmist declares that his trust is in the “LORD of hosts”. In verse 8, he was pleading "hear my prayer" (v. 8), but then in verse 9, lifted his petitions to the Lord, beginning with a prayer for the king: “O God…