The Joy of Worshiping in the Temple
84 For the music director; on the Gittith.
Of the sons of Korah. A psalm.a
1 How lovely are your dwelling places,
O Yahweh of hosts!
2 My soul longs and even fails
for the courtyards of Yahweh.
My heart and flesh sing for joy
to the living God.
3 Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
near your altars, O Yahweh of hosts,
my king and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;b
they can ever praise you. Selah
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in you;
in their heart are the highways to Zion.
6 Passing through the Valley of Baca,c
they make it a spring.
The early rain covers it with blessingsd as well.
7 They go from strength to strength,
until each appears before God in Zion.e
8 O Yahweh, God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
and have regard for the face of your anointed one.
10 Because better is a day in your courtyards
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be at the threshold of the housef of my God
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 Because Yahweh God is a sun and a shield;
Yahweh gives grace and honor.
He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.
blessed is the man who trusts you.
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