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 yadid ·lovely· are your dwellings, Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies]!

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, and even faints for the courts of Adonai. My heart and my flesh cry out for the Elohim Chayim [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.

Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies], my King, and my God.

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

Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

Blessed are those whose strength is in you; who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

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

Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

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

They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking].

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

Adonai, Elohim Tzva'ot [Yahweh, God Commander of heaven’s armies], sh'ma ·hear obey·, my prayer. Give ear to me, God of Jacob [Supplanter]. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

Behold, God our shield, look at 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 would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ethical 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 Adonai God is a sun and a shield. Adonai will give chen ·grace· and kavod ·weighty glory·. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

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

Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies], blessed is the man who trusts in you.