Verse 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. /*Selah*/. They-That constantly abide in thy house; the priests and Levites, or other devout Jews who were there perpetually, as Anna, Luke 2:36-37 . They will — They are continually employed in that blessed work.
Verse 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. Whose strength — Who trusteth in thee as his only strength. Thy ways — Blessed are they whose hearts are set upon Zion and their journey is thither.
Verse 6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. Baca — A dry valley in the way to Jerusalem, here put for all places of like nature. Make a well — They dig divers little pits or wells in it for their relief. The rain — God recompenses their diligence with his blessing, sending rain wherewith they may be filled.
Verse 7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. They go — They grow stronger and stronger. Appeareth — This is added as the blessed fruit of their long and tedious journey.
Verse 9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. Look — Cast a favourable eye towards him. Anointed — Of me, who though a vile sinner, am thine anointed king.
Verse 10 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. Than dwell — In the greatest glory and plenty.
Verse 11 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. A sun — To enlighten and quicken, and direct and comfort his people. Shield — To save his people from all their enemies. Grace — His favour, which is better than life. Glory — The honour which comes from God here, and eternal glory.