Psalms 83:1-84:12

83:9 | Midian was the location of God’s victory through Gideon (Judg. 7), and Sisera was defeated by Deborah and Barak (Judg. 4-5). God could be counted on to fight for His people in the future as He had in the past.

84:2 | The psalmist possesses a deep-seated longing to experience more of God’s glory, more of God’s presence in his life. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God is not an artificial excitement but the joyous reality of living in God’s presence (42:1-2).

84:10 | If the psalmist had only one day to live, he would rather be the lowly doorkeeper in the house of God than enjoy all the wealth and luxury of evil. He would rather be found serving the Lord than serving himself. My God implies a sense of devotion to God.