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 chief musician; set to the Gittith style. A psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is the place where you live, Yahweh 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.

I long for the courts of Yahweh, my desire for it has made me exhausted. My heart and all of my being call out 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 the sparrow has found her a house and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young near your altars, Yahweh 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.

Blessed are they who live in your house; they praise you continually. (Selah)

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

Blessed is the man whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways up to Zion.

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

Passing through the Valley of Tears, they find springs of water to drink. The early rains cover 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 from strength to strength; every one of them appears before God in Zion.

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob.

Yahweh God of hosts, hear my prayer; God of Jacob, listen to what I am saying! (Selah)

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

God, watch over our shield; show concern for your 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 one day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to live within the tents of the wicked.

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

For Yahweh God is our sun and shield; Yahweh will give grace and glory; he does not withhold any good thing from those who walk in integrity.

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.

Yahweh of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in you.