Psalms 84

1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

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

2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out unto 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 Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

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

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. (Selah)

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will praise thee evermore. (Pause)

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the highways [to Zion].

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

6 Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

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

7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

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. (Selah)

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

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

Behold, O God our defender, 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.

For one day in thy 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 the LORD God is a sun and a shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

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 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

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