< Psalms 84 >
1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Yhwh of Armies!
For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Yhwh: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
My soul yearneth, yea, even pineth for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy unto the living God.
3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Yhwh of Armies, my King, and my God.
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 —.
4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. (Selah)
Happy are they that dwell in Thy house, they are ever praising Thee. (Selah)
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways.
6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; yea, the early rain clotheth it with blessings.
7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
They go from strength to strength, every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
8 O Yhwh God of Armies, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)
9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed.
10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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.
11 For Yhwh God is a sun and shield: Yhwh will give 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 giveth grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
12 O Yhwh of Armies, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
O LORD of hosts, happy is the man that trusteth in Thee.