Psalms 84

1 To him that excelleth upon Gittith. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. O Lord of hostes, howe amiable are thy Tabernacles!

To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies!

2 My soule longeth, yea, and fainteth for the courtes of the Lord: for mine heart and my flesh reioyce in the liuing God.

The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.

3 Yea, the sparrowe hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest for her, where she may lay her yong: euen by thine altars, O Lord of hostes, my King and my God.

The little birds have places for themselves, where they may put their young, even your altars, O Lord of armies, my King and my God.

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thine house: they will euer praise thee. (Selah)

Happy are they whose resting-place is in your house: they will still be praising you. (Selah)

5 Blessed is the man, whose strength is in thee, and in whose heart are thy wayes.

Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

6 They going through the vale of Baca, make welles therein: the raine also couereth the pooles.

Going through the valley of balsam-trees, they make it a place of springs; it is clothed with blessings by the early rain.

7 They goe from strength to strength, till euery one appeare before God in Zion.

They go from strength to strength; every one of them comes before God in Zion.

8 O Lord God of hostes, heare my prayer: hearken, O God of Iaakob. (Selah)

O Lord God of armies, let my prayer come to you: give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)

9 Beholde, O God, our shielde, and looke vpon the face of thine Anointed.

O God, let your eyes be on him who is our safe cover, and let your heart be turned to your king.

10 For a day in thy courtes is better then a thousand other where: I had rather be a doore keeper in the House of my God, then to dwell in the Tabernacles of wickednesse.

For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

11 For the Lord God is the sunne and shielde vnto vs: the Lord will giue grace and glory, and no good thing will he withhold from them that walke vprightly.

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

12 O Lord of hostes, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.