Psalm 84 · a question people ask
Who is "your anointed" in "look at the face of your anointed" (84:9)?
The psalm doesn't name him. The prayer begins, "LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob" (84:8), and goes on, "Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed" (84:9) (tap anointed). Anointed is mashiach, which Strong's gives as "anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah". Psalm 18 names the anointed it speaks of: "his anointed, to David and to his offspring" (Psalm 18:50). Psalm 84's title names the sons of Korah, not David (84:1), and the psalm doesn't say who the anointed is, or whether he is among those praying. No New Testament verse quotes Psalm 84. Psalm 2's notes take up an anointed one the New Testament does speak of (Acts 4:25-27), and these notes don't carry that over to Psalm 84.
The verses
“For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!”
“LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah. Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.”
“He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”
“who by the mouth of your servant David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers plot together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.’ “For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,”