Psalms 84

1 TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE GITTITH. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. How beloved Your dwelling places, YHWH 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, indeed, it has also been consumed, For the courts of YHWH, My heart and my flesh cry aloud to 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 a sparrow has found a house, And a swallow a nest for herself, Where she has placed her brood—Your altars, O YHWH 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 O the blessedness of those inhabiting Your house, Yet they praise You. (Selah)

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

5 O the blessedness of a man whose strength is in You, Highways [are] in their heart.

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

6 Those passing through a valley of weeping make it a spring, The early rain covers it with pools.

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

7 They go from strength to strength, He appears to 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 YHWH, 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 Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Your anointed,

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

10 For a day in Your courts [is] good, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in 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 YHWH God [is] a sun and a shield, YHWH gives grace and glory. He does not withhold good To those walking in uprightness.

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

12 YHWH of Hosts! O the blessedness of a man trusting in You.

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