Psalms 84

1 Unto the end, for the winepresses, a psalm for the sons of Core. How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of host!

For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core, concerning the wine presses. How amiable are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

2 My soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.

My soul longs, and faints for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh have exulted in the living god.

3 For the sparrow hath found herself a house, and the turtle a nest for herself where she may lay her young ones: Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

Yes, the sparrow has found himself a home, and the turtle-dove a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, [even] your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: they shall praise thee for ever and ever.

Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will praise you evermore. (Pause)

5 Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps,

Blessed is the man whose help is of you, O Lord; in his heart he has purposed to go up

6 In the vale of tears, in the place which be hath set.

the valley of weeping, to the place which he has appointed, for [there] the law-giver will grant blessings.

7 For the lawgiver shall give a blessing, they shall go from virtue to virtue: the God of gods shall be seen in Sion.

They shall go from strength to strength: the God of gods shall be seen in Sion.

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: listen, O God of Jacob. (Pause)

9 Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.

Behold, O God our defender, and look upon the face of your anointed.

10 For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.

For one day in your courts is better than thousands. I would rather be an abject in the house of God, than dwell in the tents of sinners.

11 For God loveth mercy and truth: the Lord will give grace and glory.

For the Lord loves mercy and truth: God will give grace and glory: the Lord will not withhold good things from them that walk in innocence.

12 He will not deprive of good things them that walk in innocence: O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusts in you.