Psalms 84

1 For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

2 My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of Jehovah. My heart and my flesh cry out to the living God.

3 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 Armies, my King, and my God.

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

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

Blessed are those who dwell in thy house. They will still be praising thee. (Selah)

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

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

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

Passing through the valley of weeping they make it a place of springs. Yea, the early rain covers it with blessings.

7 They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.

They go from strength to strength; each one of them appears before God in Zion.

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

O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer. Give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)

9 Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.

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

10 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 wickedness.

For a day in thy 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 a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield. Jehovah will give grace and glory. He will withhold no good thing from those who walk uprightly.

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

O Jehovah of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in thee.