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 music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. On the gittith. How wonderful is the place where you live, Lord Almighty!
2 My soul, longeth—yea even languisheth—for the courts of Yahweh, —My heart and my flesh, shout aloud for a Living GOD.
I long, I ache, to be in the courts of the Lord. My mind and my body sing for joy to 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 a sparrow finds a home there, and a swallow builds a nest for herself where she can raise her chicks near to your altars, Lord Almighty, my king and my God.
4 How happy are they who abide in thy house, —Still are they praising thee. (Selah)
How happy are those who live in your house—they are always praising you! (Selah)
5 How happy the men whose strength is in thee, Festive processions are in their heart.
How happy are those whose strength is in you, those who are determined to make a 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 walk through the Valley of Tears it becomes a spring of water; autumn rains cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, Each one appeareth before God in Zion.
They go from strength to strength, and each one will appear before God in Jerusalem.
8 O Yahweh, God of hosts, hear thou my prayer, —Give hear, thou God of Jacob. (Selah)
Lord God Almighty, please hear my prayer; please listen, God of Jacob. (Selah)
9 Our Shield, behold thou, O God, And look upon the face of thine Anointed One.
Please God, look at our defender, look at the face of your anointed one.
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.
One day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I'd rather stand as a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live comfortably in the homes 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 our sun and shield, and he gives us grace and honor. The Lord doesn't hold back anything good from those who do right.
12 O Yahweh of hosts! How happy the man who trusteth in thee!
Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you.
