Psalms 84

1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

Unto the end. For the wine and oil presses. A Psalm to the sons of Korah. How beloved are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

2 My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

My soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have exulted in the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.

For even the sparrow has found a home for himself, and the turtle-dove a nest for herself, where she may lay her young: your altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

4 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You.

Blessed are those who dwell in your house, O Lord. They will praise you from age to age.

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

Blessed is the man whose help is from you. In his heart, he is disposed to ascend

6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

from the valley of tears, from the place which he has determined.

7 They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.

For even the lawgiver will provide a blessing; they will go from virtue to virtue. The God of gods will be seen in Zion.

8 O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob.

O Lord, God of hosts, hear my prayer. Pay attention, O God of Jacob.

9 Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.

O God, gaze upon our protector, and look upon the face of your Christ.

10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

For one day in your courts is better than thousands elsewhere. I have chosen to be lowly in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.

11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

For God loves mercy and truth. The Lord will give grace and glory.

12 O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!

He will not withhold good things from those who walk in innocence. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who hopes in you.