Psalm 84

Psalm 84

For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

^*How lovely is your dwelling place,^a

Lord Almighty!

My soul yearns,^b even faints,

for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and my flesh cry out

for the living God.^c

Even the sparrow has found a home,

and the swallow a nest for herself,

where she may have her young—

a place near your altar,^d

Lord Almighty,^e my King^f and my God.^g

Blessed are those who dwell in your house;

they are ever praising you.

Blessed are those whose strength^h is in you,

whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.ⁱ

As they pass through the Valley of Baka,

they make it a place of springs;^j

the autumn^k rains also cover it with pools.

They go from strength to strength,^l

till each appears^m before God in Zion.ⁿ

Hear my prayer,^o Lord God Almighty;

listen to me, God of Jacob.

Look on our shield,^p O God;

look with favor on your anointed one.^q

Better is one day in your courts

than a thousand elsewhere;

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

than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

For the Lord God is a sun^s and shield;^t

the Lord bestows favor and honor;

no good thing does he withhold^u

from those whose walk is blameless.

Lord Almighty,

blessed^v are those who trust in you.