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!

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

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 longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for 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!

Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Armies, my King, and my God.

4 Happy they who dwell in thy house, Who are continually praising thee! (Pause)

Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. (Selah)

5 Happy the man whose glory is in thee, In whose heart are the ways [[to Jerusalem]]!

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

6 Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a fountain; and the early rain covereth it with blessings.

Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

7 They go on from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

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

8 Hear my prayer, O LORD, God of hosts! Give ear, O God of Jacob! (Pause)

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

9 Look down, O God! our shield, And behold the face of thine anointed!

Behold, God our shield, look at 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 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 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 the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

12 O LORD of hosts! Happy the man who trusteth in thee!

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