Psalms 84
1 Lord, you who are the Commander of the armies of angels, your temple is very beautiful!
To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies!
2 I [SYN] would like to be there; Yahweh, I desire that very much [DOU]. With all of my inner being I sing joyfully to you, the all-powerful God.
The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.
3 Even sparrows and swallows have built nests [near your temple, where you protect them] [DOU]; they take care of their young babies near the altars [where people offer sacrifices to] you, who are the commander of the armies of heaven, and my king and my God.
The little birds have places for themselves, where they may put their young, even your altars, O Lord of armies, my King and my God.
4 (Happy are/You are pleased with) those who (live/continually worship) in your temple, constantly singing to praise you.
Happy are they whose resting-place is in your house: they will still be praising you. (Selah)
5 Happy are those who [know that] you are the one who causes them to be strong, those who strongly desire to (make the trip/go) to Zion [Hill].
Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
6 While they travel through the [dry] Baca Valley, [you cause] it to become a place where there are springs of water, where the rains (in the autumn/before the cold season) fill the valley with pools of water.
Going through the valley of balsam-trees, they make it a place of springs; it is clothed with blessings by the early rain.
7 [As a result, those who travel through there] become stronger/refreshed [knowing that] they will appear in your presence (on Zion [Hill]/in Jerusalem).
They go from strength to strength; every one of them comes before God in Zion.
8 Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, listen to my prayer; God, who [is worshiped by us (descendants of] Jacob/Israeli people), hear [IDM] what I am saying!
O Lord God of armies, let my prayer come to you: give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)
9 God, be kind to [IDM] our king, the one who protects us [MTY], the one whom you have chosen [MTY] [to rule us].
O God, let your eyes be on him who is our safe cover, and let your heart be turned to your king.
10 [For me], spending one day in your temple is better than spending 1,000 days somewhere else; [standing] at the entrance to your temple, [ready to go inside], is better than living in the tents/homes where wicked [people live].
For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.
11 Yahweh our God is [like] the sun [that shines on us] and [like] a shield [that protects us] [MET]; he is kind to [us] and honors [us]. Yahweh does not refuse to give any good thing/blessing to those who do what is right.
The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.
12 Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, (happy are/you are pleased with) those who trust in you!
O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.
