Psalms 84

1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable [are] thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

How lovely are your tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

2 My soul longeth, and even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh cries out for the living God.

3 Yes, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, [even] thy altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

Yea, the sparrow has found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

4 Blessed [are] they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. (Selah)

Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will be still praising you. (Selah)

5 Blessed [is] the man whose strength [is] in thee; in whose heart [are] the ways [of them].

Blessed is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the ways of them.

6 [Who] passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also fills the pools.

7 They go from strength to strength, [every one of them] in Zion appeareth before God.

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appears before God.

8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)

O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)

9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thy anointed.

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of your anointed.

10 For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11 For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

12 O LORD of hosts, blessed [is] the man that trusteth in thee.

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