Psalm 84

1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

3 Yea, the sparrow hath 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 they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. Selah

5 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; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

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

8 O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

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

10 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 Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

12 O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Psalm 84

For the music director; according to the gittith style; written by the Korahites, a psalm.

1 How lovely is the place where you live,
O Lord who rules over all!

2 I desperately want to be
in the courts of the Lord’s temple.
My heart and my entire being shout for joy
to the living God.

3 Even the birds find a home there,
and the swallow builds a nest,
where she can protect her young
near your altars, O Lord who rules over all,
my king and my God.

4 How blessed are those who live in your temple
and praise you continually! (Selah)

5 How blessed are those who find their strength in you,
and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

6 As they pass through the Baca Valley,
he provides a spring for them.
The rain even covers it with pools of water.

7 They are sustained as they travel along;
each one appears before God in Zion.

8 O Lord, sovereign God,
hear my prayer!
Listen, O God of Jacob! (Selah)

9 O God, take notice of our shield!
Show concern for your chosen king!

10 Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better
than spending a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God
than live in the tents of the wicked.

11 For the Lord God is our sovereign protector.
The Lord bestows favor and honor;
he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

12 O Lord who rules over all,
how blessed are those who trust in you!