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 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 longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in 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 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.

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 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: they shall praise thee for ever and ever.

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

5 Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps,

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

6 In the vale of tears, in the place which be hath set.

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

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 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 Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.

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

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.

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 God loveth mercy and truth: the Lord will give grace and glory.

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 He will not deprive of good things them that walk in innocence: O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

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