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 Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.] How lovely are your dwellings, 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, yes, yearns 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!

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 hosts, my King, and my God.

4 How happy are they who abide in thy house, —Still are they praising thee. (Selah)

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

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

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

Passing through the Valley of Baca, he makes it into a spring. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

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

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

8 O Yahweh, God of hosts, hear thou my prayer, —Give hear, thou God of Jacob. (Selah)

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

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

Look, God our shield, look at 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 a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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 will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

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

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