Psalmorum 84
1 Psalmus, in finem, Pro torcularibus filiis Core. Quam dilecta tabernacula tua Domine virtutum:
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 concupiscit, et deficit anima mea in atria Domini: Cor meum, et caro mea exultaverunt in Deum vivum.
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 Etenim passer invenit sibi domum: et turtur nidum, ubi ponat pullos suos. Altaria tua Domine virtutum: rex meus, et Deus meus.
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 Beati, qui habitant in domo tua Domine: in saecula saeculorum laudabunt te.
How happy are those who live in your house—they are always praising you! (Selah)
5 Beatus vir, cuius est auxilium abs te: ascensiones in corde suo disposuit,
How happy are those whose strength is in you, those who are determined to make a pilgrimage.
6 in valle lacrymarum in loco, quem posuit.
As they walk through the Valley of Tears it becomes a spring of water; autumn rains cover it with pools.
7 Etenim benedictionem dabit legislator, ibunt de virtute in virtutem: videbitur Deus deorum in Sion.
They go from strength to strength, and each one will appear before God in Jerusalem.
8 Domine Deus virtutum exaudi orationem meam: auribus percipe Deus Iacob.
Lord God Almighty, please hear my prayer; please listen, God of Jacob. (Selah)
9 Protector noster aspice Deus: et respice in faciem Christi tui.
Please God, look at our defender, look at the face of your anointed one.
10 Quia melior est dies una in atriis tuis super millia. Elegi abiectus esse in domo Dei mei: magis quam habitare in tabernaculis peccatorum.
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 Quia misericordiam, et veritatem diligit Deus: gratiam, et gloriam dabit Dominus.
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 Non privabit bonis eos, qui ambulant in innocentia: Domine virtutum, beatus homo, qui sperat in te.
Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you.
