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!

For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!

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 even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for 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.

Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Armies, 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. They are always praising you. (Selah)

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

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

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

Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

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

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. (Selah)

LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. (Selah)

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

Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.

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 a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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 the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

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

LORD of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.