Psalms 84:6 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 84:6

As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

BSB

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ASV

Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

KJV

Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Homily 63, on Psalm 83 (Alternate Series) (420)

In the valley of tears, in the place which he has set. We read in the book of Judges, when the angel came and preached repentance to the people, saying, You have forsaken the Lord, and the Lord will forsake you; and when the people heard this they wept, and that place was called the Valley of Tears. We have recalled the old history, so that we might flee heresy. But by the valley of tears we can understand, spiritually, this present age.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When they come up out of the country to worship at the feasts their way lies through many a dry and sandy valley (so some), in which they are ready to perish for thirst; but, to guard against that inconvenience, they dig little pits to receive and keep the rain-water, which is ready to them and others for their refreshment.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 4 (1874)

Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well. Traversing joyfully the road to the great assembly, the happy pilgrims found refreshment even in the dreariest part of the road. As around a well men meet and converse cheerfully, being refreshed after their journey, so even in the vale of tears, or any other dreary glen, the pilgrims to the skies find sweet solace in brotherly communion and in anticipation of the general assembly above, with its joys unspeakable.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עֹבְרֵ֤י׀	'oe.Rei	[those who] pass	H5674 →
בְּעֵ֣מֶק	be.'E.mek	in [the] valley of	H6010 →
הַ֭בָּכָא	Ha.ba.kha'	<the> Baca	H1056 →
מַעְיָ֣ן	ma'.Yan	a spring	H4599 →
יְשִׁית֑וּהוּ	ye.shi.Tu.hu	they make it	H7896 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
בְּ֝רָכ֗וֹת	be.ra.Khot	blessings	H1293 →
יַעְטֶ֥ה	ya'.Teh	it covers [it]	H5844 →
מוֹרֶֽה׃	mo.Reh	early rain	H4175 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
leads to
- 1 John 4:4
  You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 14:27
  Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
- 1 John 5:4
  because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
  Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- Philippians 4:7
  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Through
Romans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:57
  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
Through
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
leads to
- Romans 8:18
  I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms