The Meaning of Psalms 84:7 Explained

Psalms 84:7

KJV: They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

YLT: They go from strength unto strength, He appeareth unto God in Zion.

Darby: They go from strength to strength: each one will appear before God in Zion.

ASV: They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They go  from strength  to strength,  [every one of them] in Zion  appeareth  before God. 

What does Psalms 84:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 84:1-12 - Longing For The House Of God
This is one of the sweetest of the Psalms. David probably composed it during his absence from Jerusalem at the time of Absalom's rebellion, though its final form may have been due to the sons of Korah. It is divided into three parts by the Selahs.
They who dwell in thy house, Psalms 84:1-4. The psalmist envies the winged things that rest in those hallowed precincts, and how much more the priests and Levites who serve there! Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but man can rest only in God.
Those in whose hearts are the ways of Zion, Psalms 84:5-8. We may not be able actually to walk along those ways, but it is good to tread them in living sympathy with the saints, and to unite ourselves to the pilgrim hosts. Those absent from God's house may in their heart join the great congregation. Thus dry and desolate valleys may become filled with water springs, making them green and beautiful. When the heart is right with God, the desert becomes a temple, and tears are exchanged for smiles.
The man who trusts in thee, Psalms 84:9-12. God is better than His sanctuary. He is a Sun in dark hours, and a Shadow in scorching ones. Grace is His unmerited pardon and blessing to sinners; glory the irradiation of His character, into the likeness of which we shall be changed. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 84

1  The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary
4  Shows how blessed they are that dwell therein
8  He prays to be restored unto it

What do the individual words in Psalms 84:7 mean?

They go from strength to strength [Each one] appears before God in Zion
יֵ֭לְכוּ מֵחַ֣יִל אֶל־ חָ֑יִל יֵרָאֶ֖ה אֶל־ אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּצִיּֽוֹן

יֵ֭לְכוּ  They  go 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
מֵחַ֣יִל  from  strength 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
חָ֑יִל  strength 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
יֵרָאֶ֖ה  [Each  one]  appears 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אֶל־  before 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֱלֹהִ֣ים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
בְּצִיּֽוֹן  in  Zion 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִיּׄון  
Sense: another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books.