Psalms 84
1 Unto the end, for the winepresses, a psalm for the sons of Core. How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of host!
For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. On the gittith. How wonderful is the place where you live, Lord Almighty!
2 My soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.
I long, I ache, to be in the courts of the Lord. My mind and my body sing for joy to the living God.
3 For the sparrow hath found herself a house, and the turtle a nest for herself where she may lay her young ones: Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God.
Even a sparrow finds a home there, and a swallow builds a nest for herself where she can raise her chicks near to your altars, Lord Almighty, my king and my God.
4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: they shall praise thee for ever and ever.
How happy are those who live in your house—they are always praising you! (Selah)
5 Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps,
How happy are those whose strength is in you, those who are determined to make a pilgrimage.
6 In the vale of tears, in the place which be hath set.
As they walk through the Valley of Tears it becomes a spring of water; autumn rains cover it with pools.
7 For the lawgiver shall give a blessing, they shall go from virtue to virtue: the God of gods shall be seen in Sion.
They go from strength to strength, and each one will appear before God in Jerusalem.
8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob.
Lord God Almighty, please hear my prayer; please listen, God of Jacob. (Selah)
9 Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.
Please God, look at our defender, look at the face of your anointed one.
10 For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.
One day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I'd rather stand as a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live comfortably in the homes of the wicked.
11 For God loveth mercy and truth: the Lord will give grace and glory.
For the Lord God is our sun and shield, and he gives us grace and honor. The Lord doesn't hold back anything good from those who do right.
12 He will not deprive of good things them that walk in innocence: O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you.
