Psalms 84

1 For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!

For the leader. On the gittith. Of the Korahites, a psalm. How dearly loved is the place where you live, Lord of hosts!

2 My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

How I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord. Now heart and flesh cry for joy to the living God.

3 Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Armies, my King, and my God.

Even the sparrow has found her a home and the swallow a nest, to lay her young, near your altar, Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. (Selah)

Happy those who live in your house, praising you evermore. (Selah)

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

Happy those whose strength is in you, people with pilgrim hearts.

6 Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

As they pass through the valley of tears, they make it a place of fountains, clothed with the blessings of early rain.

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

From rampart to rampart on they march, till at last God reveals himself in Zion.

8 LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. (Selah)

Lord, God of hosts, hear my prayer, attend, O God of Jacob. (Selah)

9 Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.

Behold, O God, our defender, and look upon your anointed,

10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

for better a single day in your courts than a thousand in my own chambers: better stand at the door of the house of my God than live in the tents of ungodliness,

11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

for the Lord is sun and shield, the Lord gives grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from the life that is blameless.

12 LORD of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Lord of hosts, happy those whose trust is in you.