תהילים 84
| למנצח על-הגתית לבני-קרח מזמור ב מה-ידידות משכנותיך-- יהוה צבאות | 1 |
Lord, you who are the Commander of the armies of angels, your temple is very beautiful!
| נכספה וגם-כלתה נפשי-- לחצרות יהוה לבי ובשרי-- ירננו אל אל-חי | 2 |
I [SYN] would like to be there; Yahweh, I desire that very much [DOU]. With all of my inner being I sing joyfully to you, the all-powerful God.
| גם-צפור מצאה בית ודרור קן לה-- אשר-שתה אפרחיה את-מזבחותיך יהוה צבאות-- מלכי ואלהי | 3 |
Even sparrows and swallows have built nests [near your temple, where you protect them] [DOU]; they take care of their young babies near the altars [where people offer sacrifices to] you, who are the commander of the armies of heaven, and my king and my God.
| אשרי יושבי ביתך-- עוד יהללוך סלה | 4 |
(Happy are/You are pleased with) those who (live/continually worship) in your temple, constantly singing to praise you.
| אשרי אדם עוז-לו בך מסלות בלבבם | 5 |
Happy are those who [know that] you are the one who causes them to be strong, those who strongly desire to (make the trip/go) to Zion [Hill].
| עברי בעמק הבכא-- מעין ישיתוהו גם-ברכות יעטה מורה | 6 |
While they travel through the [dry] Baca Valley, [you cause] it to become a place where there are springs of water, where the rains (in the autumn/before the cold season) fill the valley with pools of water.
| ילכו מחיל אל-חיל יראה אל-אלהים בציון | 7 |
[As a result, those who travel through there] become stronger/refreshed [knowing that] they will appear in your presence (on Zion [Hill]/in Jerusalem).
| יהוה אלהים צבאות שמעה תפלתי האזינה אלהי יעקב סלה | 8 |
Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, listen to my prayer; God, who [is worshiped by us (descendants of] Jacob/Israeli people), hear [IDM] what I am saying!
| מגננו ראה אלהים והבט פני משיחך | 9 |
God, be kind to [IDM] our king, the one who protects us [MTY], the one whom you have chosen [MTY] [to rule us].
| כי טוב-יום בחצריך מאלף בחרתי--הסתופף בבית אלהי מדור באהלי-רשע | 10 |
[For me], spending one day in your temple is better than spending 1,000 days somewhere else; [standing] at the entrance to your temple, [ready to go inside], is better than living in the tents/homes where wicked [people live].
| כי שמש ומגן-- יהוה אלהים חן וכבוד יתן יהוה לא ימנע-טוב להלכים בתמים | 11 |
Yahweh our God is [like] the sun [that shines on us] and [like] a shield [that protects us] [MET]; he is kind to [us] and honors [us]. Yahweh does not refuse to give any good thing/blessing to those who do what is right.
| יהוה צבאות-- אשרי אדם בטח בך | 12 |
Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, (happy are/you are pleased with) those who trust in you!
