Psalm 84–86

My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord

84To the choirmaster: according to ^pThe Gittith.¹ A Psalm of ^qthe Sons of Korah.

¹How ^rlovely is your ^sdwelling place,

O Lord of hosts!

²My soul ^tlongs, yes, ^ufaints

for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and flesh sing for joy

to ^vthe living God.

³Even the sparrow finds a home,

and the swallow a nest for herself,

where she may lay her young,

at your altars, O Lord of hosts,

^wmy King and my God.

^4xBlessed are those who dwell in your house,

ever ^ysinging your praise! Selah

⁵Blessed are those whose strength is in you,

^zin whose heart are the highways to Zion.²

⁶As they go through the Valley of Baca

they make it a place of springs;

^athe early rain also covers it with ^bpools.

⁷They go ^cfrom strength to strength;

each one ^dappears before God in Zion.

⁸O ^eLord God of hosts, hear my prayer;

give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

^9fBehold our ^gshield, O God;

look on the face of your anointed!

¹⁰For a day ^hin your courts is better

than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be ⁱa doorkeeper in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

¹¹For the Lord God is ^ja sun and ^gshield;

the Lord bestows favor and honor.

^kNo good thing does he withhold

from those who ^lwalk uprightly.

¹²O Lord of hosts,

^mblessed is the one who trusts in you!

Revive Us Again

85To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ⁿthe Sons of Korah.

¹Lord, you were ^ofavorable to your land;

you ^prestored the fortunes of Jacob.

²You ^qforgave the iniquity of your people;

you ^qcovered all their sin. Selah

³You withdrew all your wrath;

you ^rturned from your hot anger.

^4sRestore us again, O God of our salvation,

and put away your indignation toward us!

^5tWill you be angry with us forever?

Will you prolong your anger to all generations?

⁶Will you not ^urevive us again,

that your people may ^vrejoice in you?

⁷Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation.

^8wLet me hear what God the Lord will speak,

for he will ^xspeak peace to his people, to his ^ysaints;

but let them not ^zturn back to ^afolly.

⁹Surely his ^bsalvation is near to those who fear him,

that ^cglory may dwell in our land.

^10dSteadfast love and faithfulness meet;

^erighteousness and peace kiss each other.

¹¹Faithfulness springs up from the ground,

and righteousness looks down from the sky.

¹²Yes, ^fthe Lord will give what is good,

and our land ^gwill yield its increase.

^13hRighteousness will go before him

and make his footsteps a way.

Great Is Your Steadfast Love

86ⁱA Prayer of David.

^1jIncline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,

for I am ^kpoor and needy.

²Preserve my life, for I am ^lgodly;

save your servant, who ^mtrusts in you—you are my God.

³ⁿBe gracious to me, O Lord,

for to you do I cry all the day.

⁴Gladden the soul of your servant,

for ^oto you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁵For you, O Lord, are good and ^pforgiving,

^qabounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

^6rGive ear, O Lord, to my prayer;

listen to my plea for grace.

⁷In ^sthe day of my trouble I call upon you,

^tfor you answer me.

⁸There is ^unone like you among the gods, O Lord,

^vnor are there any works like yours.

^9wAll the nations you have made shall come

and worship before you, O Lord,

and shall glorify your name.

¹⁰For ^xyou are great and ^ydo wondrous things;

^zyou alone are God.

^11aTeach me your way, O Lord,

that I may ^bwalk in your truth;

^cunite my heart to fear your name.

¹²I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,

and I will glorify your name forever.

^13dFor great is your steadfast love toward me;

you have ^edelivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

¹⁴O God, insolent men have ^frisen up against me;

a band of ruthless men seeks my life,

and they do not set you before them.

¹⁵But you, O Lord, are a God ^gmerciful and gracious,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

^16hTurn to me and be gracious to me;

give your strength to ⁱyour servant,

and save ⁱthe son of your maidservant.

^17jShow me a sign of your ^kfavor,

that those who hate me may see and be put to shame

because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.