Psalms 84

1 “To the chief musician upon Gittith, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” How lovely are thy dwelling-places, O Lord of hosts!

Unto the end. For the wine and oil presses. A Psalm to the sons of Korah. How beloved are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

2 My soul desired, yea, it also longed for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh shout with joy unto the living God.

My soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have exulted in the living God.

3 Even as the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young: —[have I found] thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

For even the sparrow has found a home for himself, and the turtle-dove a nest for herself, where she may lay her young: your altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

4 Happy are they who dwell in thy house: they will be continually praising thee. (Selah)

Blessed are those who dwell in your house, O Lord. They will praise you from age to age.

5 Happy is the man whose strong confidence is in thee, [all] whose heart reflecteth on the paths [of righteousness].

Blessed is the man whose help is from you. In his heart, he is disposed to ascend

6 Passing through the valley of weeping, they will change it into a spring: also the early rain covereth it with blessings.

from the valley of tears, from the place which he has determined.

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

For even the lawgiver will provide a blessing; they will go from virtue to virtue. The God of gods will be seen 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. Pay attention, O God of Jacob.

9 [Thou, ] our shield, behold, O God, and look upon the face of thy anointed.

O God, gaze upon our protector, and look upon the face of your Christ.

10 For better is a day in thy courts than a thousand [elsewhere]: I would rather choose to wait at the threshold of the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For one day in your courts is better than thousands elsewhere. I have chosen to be lowly in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.

11 For a sun and shield is the Lord God; grace and glory will the Lord give; he will not withhold any good from those that walk with integrity.

For God loves mercy and truth. The Lord will give grace and glory.

12 O Lord of hosts, happy is the man that trusteth in thee.

He will not withhold good things from those who walk in innocence. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who hopes in you.