What are the Highways to Zion in Psalm 84?

Psalm 84 is one of my favorites.  The poetic imagery touches me deeply.  In this psalm  the psalmist likens himself to a sparrow and a swallow seeking a home in the two altars. The two altars mentioned are the burnt offering altar in the outer court and the golden incense altar in the holy place.

 Of all the furniture in both the outer court and tabernacle, why these altars?  Like always Witness Lee brings the reader to the Bible to see how in Exodus 40:5-6 these two altars are mentioned together.  Here's what it says on page 370-371 and 373 of chapter 32 of the Life-Study of Psalms: 

"The brass altar typifies the cross of Christ. At this altar all the negative things have been dealt with by the offerings which typify Christ....At the cross we confessed our sins, and at the cross we were forgiven. This qualifies us to enter into the Holy Place and to come to the showbread table to receive food, to the lampstand to receive light, and to the golden altar to experience Christ as our incense acceptable to God....Day by day we come to these two altars. Day by day we are hiding and resting" (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Psalms. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1993, Print).

My granddaughter checking out a huge puddle!

Following this David talks about having highways to Zion in our hearts which has a lot of poetic meaning. All the males were required to travel to Jerusalem in order to attend the annual feasts. In this Life-Study I was touched to see that this is also a spiritual picture of our experience. 

 Every day we are on this highway as we  begin our day by spending time with God confessing our sins which is typified by the burnt offering altar, and this in turn brings us into God's presence  where we pray and have fellowship which is signified by the golden altar of incense.  It always awes me when I get to see clearly the connections in the Bible. .

 Others Posts on the Life-Study of Psalms:

What is the Focus of the Psalms?
How Does Psalm 8 Show Us God's Purpose in Creating Man?
Taking a Closer Look at Psalm 23 - Part 1 of 2
Taking a Closer Look at Psalm 23 - Part 2 of 2
Why is God's House Important in Psalms 25 -41?
Seeing the Divine Romance in Psalm 45
What Did the Psalmist Perceive in Psalm 73?