< Psalms 84 >

1 “For the leader of the music. On the Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” How lovely are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE GITTITH. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. How beloved Your dwelling places, YHWH of Hosts!
2 My soul longeth, yea, fainteth, for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry aloud for the living God.
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,
3 The very sparrow findeth an abode, And the swallow a nest, where they may lay their young, By thine altars, O LORD of hosts, My king and my God!
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.
4 Happy they who dwell in thy house, Who are continually praising thee! (Pause)
O the blessedness of those inhabiting Your house, Yet they praise You. (Selah)
5 Happy the man whose glory is in thee, In whose heart are the ways [[to Jerusalem]]!
O the blessedness of a man whose strength is in You, Highways [are] in their heart.
6 Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a fountain; and the early rain covereth it with blessings.
Those passing through a valley of weeping make it a spring, The early rain covers it with pools.
7 They go on from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
They go from strength to strength, He appears to God in Zion.
8 Hear my prayer, O LORD, God of hosts! Give ear, O God of Jacob! (Pause)
O YHWH, God of Hosts, hear my prayer, Give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)
9 Look down, O God! our shield, And behold the face of thine anointed!
Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Your anointed,
10 For a day spent in thy courts is better than a thousand: I would rather stand on the threshold of the house of my God, Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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.
11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; The LORD giveth grace and glory; No good thing doth he withhold From them that walk uprightly.
For YHWH God [is] a sun and a shield, YHWH gives grace and glory. He does not withhold good To those walking in uprightness.
12 O LORD of hosts! Happy the man who trusteth in thee!
YHWH of Hosts! O the blessedness of a man trusting in You.

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