Psalms 84

1 TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE GITTITH. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. How beloved Your dwelling places, YHWH of Hosts!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, He appears to God in Zion.

They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.

8 O YHWH, God of Hosts, hear my prayer, Give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)

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

9 Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Your anointed,

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

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 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 YHWH God [is] a sun and a shield, YHWH gives grace and glory. He does not withhold good To those walking in uprightness.

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

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

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