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 end, a Psalm for the sons of Core, concerning the wine presses. How amiable are your tabernacles, 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, and faints for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh have exulted in 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!

Yes, the sparrow has found himself a home, and the turtle-dove a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, [even] 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)

Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will praise you evermore. (Pause)

5 How happy the men whose strength is in thee, Festive processions are in their heart.

Blessed is the man whose help is of you, O Lord; in his heart he has purposed to go up

6 Passing through the balsam-vale, A place of fountains, they make it, Yea, with blessings, is it covered by the early rain.

the valley of weeping, to the place which he has appointed, for [there] the law-giver will grant blessings.

7 They go from strength to strength, Each one appeareth before God in Zion.

They shall go from strength to strength: the God of gods shall be seen in Sion.

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: listen, O God of Jacob. (Pause)

9 Our Shield, behold thou, O God, And look upon the face of thine Anointed One.

Behold, O God our defender, and look upon 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 one day in your courts is better than thousands. I would rather be an abject in the house of God, than dwell in the tents of sinners.

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 loves mercy and truth: God will give grace and glory: the Lord will not withhold good things from them that walk in innocence.

12 O Yahweh of hosts! How happy the man who trusteth in thee!

O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusts in you.