Psalms 84

1 To the Overseer. — 'On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' — A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts!

For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. On the gittith. How wonderful is the place where you live, Lord Almighty!

2 My soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God,

I long, I ache, to be in the courts of the Lord. My mind and my body sing for joy to the living God.

3 (Even a sparrow hath found a house, And a swallow a nest for herself, Where she hath placed her brood, ) Thine altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, My king and my God.

Even a sparrow finds a home there, and a swallow builds a nest for herself where she can raise her chicks near to your altars, Lord Almighty, my king and my God.

4 O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. (Selah)

How happy are those who live in your house—they are always praising you! (Selah)

5 O the happiness of a man whose strength is in Thee, Highways [are] in their heart.

How happy are those whose strength is in you, those who are determined to make a pilgrimage.

6 Those passing through a valley of weeping, A fountain do make it, Blessings also cover the director.

As they walk through the Valley of Tears it becomes a spring of water; autumn rains cover it with pools.

7 They go from strength unto strength, He appeareth unto God in Zion.

They go from strength to strength, and each one will appear before God in Jerusalem.

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

Lord God Almighty, please hear my prayer; please listen, God of Jacob. (Selah)

9 Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Thine anointed,

Please God, look at our defender, look at the face of your anointed one.

10 For good [is] a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.

One day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I'd rather stand as a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live comfortably in the homes of the wicked.

11 For a sun and a shield [is] Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

For the Lord God is our sun and shield, and he gives us grace and honor. The Lord doesn't hold back anything good from those who do right.

12 Jehovah of Hosts! O the happiness of a man trusting in Thee.

Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you.