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Psalms 84

Psalms 84

  • 1
    The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

    To the Chief Musician. On[a] an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

    How lovely [b]is Your tabernacle,
    O Lord of hosts!
  • 1
    For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.a

    How lovely is your dwelling place,
    O LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • 2
    My soul longs, yes, even faints
    For the courts of the Lord;
    My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
  • 2
    I long, yes, I faint with longing
    to enter the courts of the LORD.
    With my whole being, body and soul,
    I will shout joyfully to the living God.
  • 3
    Even the sparrow has found a home,
    And the swallow a nest for herself,
    Where she may lay her young —
    Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
    My King and my God.
  • 3
    Even the sparrow finds a home,
    and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young
    at a place near your altar,
    O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!
  • 4
    Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
    They will still be praising You. Selah
  • 4
    What joy for those who can live in your house,
    always singing your praises.
    Interlude
  • 5
    Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
    Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
  • 5
    What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD,
    who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
  • 6
    As they pass through the Valley of [c]Baca,
    They make it a spring;
    The rain also covers it with [d]pools.
  • 6
    When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,b
    it will become a place of refreshing springs.
    The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
  • 7
    They go from strength to strength;
    [e]Each one appears before God in Zion.
  • 7
    They will continue to grow stronger,
    and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.c
  • 8
    O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
    Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
  • 8
    O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer.
    Listen, O God of Jacob.
    Interlude
  • 9
    O God, behold our shield,
    And look upon the face of Your [f]anointed.
  • 9
    O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
    Show favor to the one you have anointed.
  • 10
    For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
    I would rather [g]be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • 10
    A single day in your courts
    is better than a thousand anywhere else!
    I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
    than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
  • 11
    For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
    The Lord will give grace and glory;
    No good thing will He withhold
    From those who walk uprightly.
  • 11
    For the LORD God is our sun and our shield.
    He gives us grace and glory.
    The LORD will withhold no good thing
    from those who do what is right.
  • 12
    O Lord of hosts,
    Blessed is the man who trusts in You!
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    O LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
    what joy for those who trust in you.
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