Psalms 84
1 TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE GITTITH. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. How beloved Your dwelling places, YHWH of Hosts!
To the Chief Musician. On "the Gittith." For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. How lovely are thy habitations, O Yahweh 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, longeth—yea even languisheth—for the courts of Yahweh, —My heart and my flesh, shout aloud for a 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.
Even the sparrow, hath found a home, And, the swallow, a nest for herself, where she hath laid her young, Thine altars, O Yahweh of hosts, My king and my God!
4 O the blessedness of those inhabiting Your house, Yet they praise You. (Selah)
How happy are they who abide in thy house, —Still are they praising thee. (Selah)
5 O the blessedness of a man whose strength is in You, Highways [are] in their heart.
How happy the men whose strength is in thee, Festive processions are in their heart.
6 Those passing through a valley of weeping make it a spring, The early rain covers it with pools.
Passing through the balsam-vale, A place of fountains, they make it, Yea, with blessings, is it covered by the early rain.
7 They go from strength to strength, He appears to God in Zion.
They go from strength to strength, Each one appeareth before God in Zion.
8 O YHWH, God of Hosts, hear my prayer, Give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)
O Yahweh, God of hosts, hear thou my prayer, —Give hear, thou God of Jacob. (Selah)
9 Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Your anointed,
Our Shield, behold thou, O God, And look upon the face of thine Anointed One.
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 better is a day in thy courts, than a thousand, I choose rather to stand at the threshold in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of lawlessness.
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, a sun and shield, is Yahweh God, —Grace and glory, will Yahweh give, He will not withhold what is good, from them who walk without blame.
12 YHWH of Hosts! O the blessedness of a man trusting in You.
O Yahweh of hosts! How happy the man who trusteth in thee!
