Psalms 84

1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

1 How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!

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

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

3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my 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, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.

4 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah

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

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

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

6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

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

7 They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.

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

8 O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

8 Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.

9 Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.

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

10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

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.

11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

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

12 O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!

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