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Psalm 84:7
They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.
6Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
7They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
8LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.
9Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.
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The pilgrims gain strength on a road that has passed through weeping, and their destination is specific: appearing before God in Zion.
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Isaiah 40:31but those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not …Both passages describe strength supplied by God to people who depend on him as they move forward.
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.Both describe progress through an image of increase: strength following strength and dawn brightening toward the perfect day.
2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the …Psalm 84 describes movement from strength to strength; Paul describes transformation from glory to glory through the Lord, the Spirit.
Job 17:9Yet the righteous will hold to his way. He who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.Both describe people continuing on their way and growing stronger as they go.
John 1:16Psalm 84 speaks of strength increasing; John speaks of grace upon grace received from Christ’s fullness.
2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.Both speak of growth, though Psalm 84 describes increasing strength and Peter urges growth in Christ’s grace and knowledge.
Psalm 29:11The LORD will give strength to his people. The LORD will bless his people with peace.Psalm 29 names the LORD as the giver of the strength that sustains the pilgrims in Psalm 84.
Psalm 42:2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?Appearing before God is the pilgrims’ destination in Psalm 84 and the thirsting speaker’s desire in Psalm 42.
Deuteronomy 16:16Three times in a year all of your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which he chooses: in the feast of unleavened bread, in the feast of …Both speak of appearing before God at a designated place: Zion in the psalm and God’s chosen place in Deuteronomy.
John 14:3If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.Psalm 84 describes pilgrims appearing before God; Jesus promises to receive his disciples to himself so they may be with him.
Psalm 43:3Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.Both describe movement toward God’s dwelling: arrival in Zion and a prayer for guidance to his holy hill.
John 15:2Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.Both describe increase, though the psalm speaks of pilgrims gaining strength and Jesus speaks of branches pruned to bear more fruit.
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The valley of Weeping belongs to this pilgrimage too. The pilgrims’ strength comes from God, and their road leads to his presence in Zion.
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