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!

To the Overseer. — 'On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' — A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah 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 desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto 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.

(Even a sparrow hath found a house, And a swallow a nest for herself, Where she hath placed her brood, ) Thine altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, My king and my God.

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

O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. (Selah)

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

O the happiness of a man whose strength is in Thee, Highways [are] in their heart.

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

Those passing through a valley of weeping, A fountain do make it, Blessings also cover the director.

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

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

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

O Jehovah, God of Hosts, hear my prayer, Give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)

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

Our shield, see, O God, 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 good [is] a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in 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 a sun and a shield [is] Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

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

Jehovah of Hosts! O the happiness of a man trusting in Thee.