Psalm 84–86

PSALM 84

Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the choir director; ^†on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

¹How lovely are Your ^adwelling places,

O Lord of hosts!

²My ^asoul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;

My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the ^bliving God.

³The bird also has found a house,

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

Even Your ^aaltars, O Lord of hosts,

^bMy King and my God.

⁴How ^ablessed are those who dwell in Your house!

They are ^bever praising You.

¹Selah.

⁵How blessed is the man whose ^astrength is in You,

In ¹whose heart are the ^bhighways to Zion!

⁶Passing through the valley of ¹Baca they make it a ²spring;

The ^aearly rain also covers it with blessings.

⁷They ^ago from strength to strength,

¹Every one of them ^bappears before God in Zion.

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

Give ear, O ^bGod of Jacob!

Selah.

⁹Behold our ^ashield, O God,

And look upon the face of ^bYour anointed.

¹⁰For ^aa day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside.

I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God

Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

¹¹For the Lord God is ^aa sun and ^bshield;

The Lord gives grace and ^cglory;

^dNo good thing does He withhold ¹from those who walk ²uprightly.

¹²O Lord of hosts,

How ^ablessed is the man who trusts in You!

PSALM 85

Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

¹O Lord, You showed ^afavor to Your land;

You ^1brestored the captivity of Jacob.

²You ^aforgave the iniquity of Your people;

You ^bcovered all their sin.

¹Selah.

³You ^awithdrew all Your fury;

You ^bturned away from Your burning anger.

^4aRestore us, O God of our salvation,

And ^bcause Your indignation toward us to cease.

⁵Will ^aYou be angry with us forever?

Will You prolong Your anger to ¹all generations?

⁶Will You not Yourself ^1arevive us again,

That Your people may ^brejoice in You?

⁷Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord,

And ^agrant us Your salvation.

⁸¹I will hear what God the Lord will say;

For He will ^aspeak peace to His people, ²to His godly ones;

But let them not ^bturn back to ³folly.

⁹Surely ^aHis salvation is near to those who ¹fear Him,

That ^bglory may dwell in our land.

^10aLovingkindness and ¹truth have met together;

^bRighteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹¹Truth ^asprings from the earth,

And righteousness looks down from heaven.

¹²Indeed, ^athe Lord will give what is good,

And our ^bland will yield its produce.

^13aRighteousness will go before Him

And will make His footsteps into a way.

PSALM 86

A Psalm of Supplication and Trust.

A Prayer of David.

^1aIncline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me;

For I am ^bafflicted and needy.

^2aPreserve my ¹soul, for I am a ^bgodly man;

O You my God, save Your servant who ^ctrusts in You.

³Be ^agracious to me, O Lord,

For ^bto You I cry all day long.

⁴Make glad the soul of Your servant,

For to You, O Lord, ^aI lift up my soul.

⁵For You, Lord, are ^agood, and ^bready to forgive,

And ^cabundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

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

And give heed to the voice of my supplications!

⁷In ^athe day of my trouble I shall call upon You,

For ^bYou will answer me.

⁸There is ^ano one like You among the gods, O Lord,

Nor are there any works ^blike Yours.

^9aAll nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,

And they shall glorify Your name.

¹⁰For You are ^agreat and ^bdo ¹wondrous deeds;

You alone ^care God.

^11aTeach me Your way, O Lord;

I will walk in Your truth;

^bUnite my heart to fear Your name.

¹²I will ^agive thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

And will glorify Your name forever.

¹³For Your lovingkindness toward me is great,

And You have ^adelivered my soul from the ¹depths of ²Sheol.

¹⁴O God, arrogant men have ^arisen up against me,

And ¹a band of violent men have sought my ²life,

And they have not set You before them.

¹⁵But You, O Lord, are a God ^amerciful and gracious,

Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and ¹truth.

^16aTurn to me, and be gracious to me;

Oh ^bgrant Your strength to Your servant,

And save the ^cson of Your handmaid.

^17aShow me a sign for good,

That those who hate me may ^bsee it and be ashamed,

Because You, O Lord, ^chave helped me and comforted me.