Psalms 84

1 [For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.] How lovely are your dwellings, Jehovah 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 longs, yes, yearns for the courts of Jehovah. My heart and my flesh cry out for 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 Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Jehovah 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 Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are ever praising you. (Selah)

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

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

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

6 Passing through the Valley of Baca, he makes it into a spring. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

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

7 They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears 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 Jehovah, the God of hosts, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. (Selah)

O Lord, God of hosts, hear my prayer. Pay attention, O God of Jacob.

9 Look, God our shield, look at 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 better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of 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 Jehovah God is a sun and a shield. Jehovah will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

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

12 Jehovah of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts 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.