Psalms 84

1 For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

2 My soul yearneth, yea, even pineth for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy unto the living God.

My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young; Thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God —.

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.

4 Happy are they that dwell in Thy house, they are ever praising Thee. (Selah)

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

5 Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways.

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

6 Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; yea, the early rain clotheth it with blessings.

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

7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

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

8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)

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

9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed.

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

10 For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand; I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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.

11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD giveth grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.

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.

12 O LORD of hosts, happy is the man that trusteth in Thee.

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