Psalms 84

1 The salm of the sones of Chore. Lord of vertues, thi tabernaclis ben greetli loued;

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

2 my soule coueitith, and failith in to the porchis of the Lord. Myn herte and my fleische; ful out ioyeden in to quyk God.

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

3 For whi a sparewe fyndith an hous to it silf; and a turtle fyndith a neste to it silf, where it `schal kepe hise bryddis. Lord of vertues, thin auteris; my king, and my God.

Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.

4 Lord, blessid ben thei that dwellen in thin hous; thei schulen preise thee in to the worldis of worldis.

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You.

5 Blessid is the man, whos help is of thee; he hath disposid stiyngis in his herte,

Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

6 in the valei of teeris, in the place which he hath set.

As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

7 For the yyuer of the lawe schal yyue blessyng, thei schulen go fro vertu in to vertu; God of goddis schal be seyn in Sion.

They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.

8 Lord God of vertues, here thou my preier; God of Jacob, perseyue thou with eeris.

O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob.

9 God, oure defender, biholde thou; and biholde in to the face of thi crist.

Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.

10 For whi o dai in thin hallis is bettere; than a thousynde. I chees to be `an out cast in the hous of my God; more than to dwelle in the tabernaclis of synneris.

For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

11 For God loueth merci and treuthe; the Lord schal yyue grace and glorie.

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

12 He schal not depriue hem fro goodis, that gon in innocence; Lord of vertues, blessid is the man, that hopith in thee.

O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!