Psalms 84
1 To the Chief Musician. On "the Gittith." For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. How lovely are thy habitations, O Yahweh of hosts!
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
2 My soul, longeth—yea even languisheth—for the courts of Yahweh, —My heart and my flesh, shout aloud for a Living GOD.
My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 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!
Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
4 How happy are they who abide in thy house, —Still are they praising thee. (Selah)
How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You.
5 How happy the men whose strength is in thee, Festive processions are in their heart.
Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 Passing through the balsam-vale, A place of fountains, they make it, Yea, with blessings, is it covered by the early rain.
As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, Each one appeareth before God in Zion.
They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
8 O Yahweh, God of hosts, hear thou my prayer, —Give hear, thou God of Jacob. (Selah)
O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob.
9 Our Shield, behold thou, O God, And look upon the face of thine Anointed One.
Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
10 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.
For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 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.
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
12 O Yahweh of hosts! How happy the man who trusteth in thee!
O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
