Psalm 84–86

Psalm 84

To the Chief Musician. On An Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

¹How ^blovely ²is Your tabernacle,

O Lord of hosts!

^2cMy soul longs, yes, even faints

For the courts of the Lord;

My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³Even 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.

⁴Blessed are those who dwell in Your ^dhouse;

They will still be praising You.

Selah

⁵Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,

Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.

⁶As they pass through the Valley ^eof ³Baca,

They make it a spring;

The rain also covers it with ⁴pools.

⁷They go ^ffrom strength to strength;

⁵Each one ^gappears before God in Zion.

⁸O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;

Give ear, O God of Jacob!

Selah

^9hO God, behold our shield,

And look upon the face of Your ⁶anointed.

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

I would rather ⁷be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

¹¹For the Lord God is ⁱa sun and ^jshield;

The Lord will give grace and glory;

^kNo good thing will He withhold

From those who walk uprightly.

¹²O Lord of hosts,

^lBlessed is the man who trusts in You!

Psalm 85

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm Of the Sons of Korah.

¹Lord, You have been favorable to Your land;

You have ^bbrought back the captivity of Jacob.

²You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;

You have covered all their sin.

Selah

³You have taken away all Your wrath;

You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

^4cRestore us, O God of our salvation,

And cause Your anger toward us to cease.

^5dWill You be angry with us forever?

Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

⁶Will You not ^erevive us again,

That Your people may rejoice in You?

⁷Show us Your mercy, Lord,

And grant us Your salvation.

⁸I will hear what God the Lord will speak,

For He will speak peace

To His people and to His saints;

But let them not turn back to ¹folly.

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

^gThat glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Mercy and truth have met together;

^hRighteousness and peace have kissed.

¹¹Truth shall spring out of the earth,

And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

¹²ⁱYes, the Lord will give what is good;

And our land will yield its increase.

¹³Righteousness will go before Him,

And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Psalm 86

A Prayer of David.

¹Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me;

For I am poor and needy.

²Preserve my ¹life, for I am holy;

You are my God;

Save Your servant who trusts in You!

³Be merciful to me, O Lord,

For I cry to You all day long.

⁴²Rejoice the soul of Your servant,

^aFor to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

⁵For ^bYou, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,

And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

⁶Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;

And attend to the voice of my supplications.

⁷In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

For You will answer me.

^8cAmong the gods there is none like You, O Lord;

Nor are there any works like Your works.

⁹All nations whom You have made

Shall come and worship before You, O Lord,

And shall glorify Your name.

¹⁰For You are great, and ^ddo wondrous things;

^eYou alone are God.

^11fTeach me Your way, O Lord;

I will walk in Your truth;

³Unite my heart to fear Your name.

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

And I will glorify Your name forevermore.

¹³For great is Your mercy toward me,

And You have delivered my soul from the depths of ⁴Sheol.

¹⁴O God, the proud have risen against me,

And a mob of violent men have sought my life,

And have not set You before them.

¹⁵But ^gYou, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,

Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

¹⁶Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me!

Give Your strength to Your servant,

And save the son of Your maidservant.

¹⁷Show me a sign for good,

That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,

Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.