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!

“For the leader of the music. On the Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” How lovely are thy 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 longeth, yea, fainteth, for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry aloud for 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.

The very sparrow findeth an abode, And the swallow a nest, where they may lay their young, By thine 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.

Happy they who dwell in thy house, Who are continually praising thee! (Pause)

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

Happy the man whose glory is in thee, In whose heart are the ways [[to Jerusalem]]!

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

Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a fountain; and the early rain covereth it with blessings.

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

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

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

Hear my prayer, O LORD, God of hosts! Give ear, O God of Jacob! (Pause)

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

Look down, O God! our shield, And behold the face of thine anointed!

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 a day spent in thy courts is better than a thousand: I would rather stand on the threshold of the house of my God, Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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 the LORD God is a sun and a shield; The LORD giveth grace and glory; No good thing doth he withhold From them that walk uprightly.

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

O LORD of hosts! Happy the man who trusteth in thee!