Psalm 84–86

Psalm LXXXIV.

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

How ^aamiable are ^bthy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

^2cMy soul longeth, yea, even ^dfainteth for ^ethe courts of the Lord:

My heart and my flesh crieth out for ^fthe living God.

³Yea, the ^gsparrow hath found a house,

And the ^gswallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,

Even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, ^hmy King, and my God.

⁴ⁱBlessed are they that dwell in thy house:

They ^kwill be still praising thee. Selah.

⁵Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;

In whose heart are ^lthe ways of them.

⁶Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well;

The ^mrain also ⁿfilleth the pools.

⁷They go ^ofrom strength to strength,

Every one of them in Zion ^pappeareth before God.

^8qO Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer:

Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

^9rBehold, O God our ^sshield,

And look upon the face of ^tthine anointed.

¹⁰For a day in ^ethy 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.

¹¹For the Lord God is ^ua sun and ^sshield:

The Lord will give grace and glory:

^xNo good thing will he withhold from them that ^ywalk uprightly.

¹²O Lord of hosts,

^zBlessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Psalm LXXXV.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land:

Thou hast ^abrought back the captivity of Jacob.

²Thou hast ^bforgiven the iniquity of thy people,

Thou hast ^bcovered all their sin. Selah.

³Thou hast taken away all thy wrath:

Thou hast ^cturned ^dthyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

^4eTurn us, O God of our salvation,

^fAnd cause thine anger towards us to cease.

^5gWilt thou be angry with us for ever?

Wilt thou ^hdraw out thine anger to all generations?

⁶Wilt thou not ⁱrevive us again:

That ^jthy people may rejoice in thee?

⁷Shew us thy mercy, O Lord,

And grant us thy salvation.

^8kI will hear what God the Lord will speak:

For ^lhe will speak peace unto his people, and to ^mhis saints:

But let them not ⁿturn again to ^ofolly.

⁹Surely ^phis salvation is nigh them that fear him;

That ^qglory may dwell in our land.

^10rMercy and truth ^rrare met together;

^sRighteousness and ^stpeace have kissed each other.

¹¹Truth shall ^uspring out of the earth;

And ^urighteousness shall look down from heaven.

¹²Yea, ^xthe Lord shall give that which is good;

And ^your land shall yield her increase.

^13zRighteousness shall go before him;

And shall set us in the way of his steps.

Psalm LXXXVI.

A Prayer of David.

^aBow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me:

For ^bI am poor and needy.

²Preserve my soul; for I am holy:

O thou my God, save thy servant ^cthat trusteth in thee.

^3dBe merciful unto me, O Lord:

For ^eI cry unto thee daily.

⁴Rejoice the soul of thy servant:

For ^funto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁵For thou, Lord, art good, and ^ffready to forgive;

And ^gplenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

^6hGive ear, O Lord, unto my prayer;

And ^hiattend to the voice of my supplications.

^7jIn the day of my trouble I will call upon thee:

^kFor thou wilt answer me.

^8lAmong the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord;

Neither are there any works ^mlike unto thy works.

⁹All nations whom thou hast made ⁿshall come

And ^oworship before thee, O Lord;

And shall glorify thy name.

¹⁰For thou art ^pgreat, and ^qdoest wondrous things:

^rThou art God alone.

^11sTeach me thy way, O Lord; ^tI will walk in thy truth:

Unite my heart to fear thy name.

¹²I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:

And I will glorify thy name for evermore.

¹³For great is thy mercy toward me:

And thou hast ^udelivered my soul from ^vthe lowest hell.

¹⁴O God, ^wthe proud are risen against me,

And the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul;

And have not set thee before them.

^15xBut thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious,

Longsuffering, and ^gplenteous in mercy and truth.

¹⁶O ^yturn unto me, and ^dhave mercy upon me;

Give thy strength unto ^zthy servant,

And save ^zthe son of thine handmaid.

^17aShew me a token ^bfor good;

That they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed:

Because thou, Lord, hast ^cholpen me, and comforted me.