Psalms 84

Psalm 84

For the music leader. According to the Gittith. Of the Korahites. A psalm.

1How lovely is your dwelling place,

LORD of heavenly forces!

2My very being#84.2 Or soul longs, even yearns,

for the LORD’s courtyards.

My heart and my body

will rejoice out loud to the living God!

3Yes, the sparrow too has found a home there;

the swallow has found herself a nest

where she can lay her young beside your altars,

LORD of heavenly forces, my king, my God!

4Those who live in your house are truly happy;

they praise you constantly. Selah

5Those who put their strength in you are truly happy;

pilgrimage is in their hearts.

6As they pass through the Baca Valley,#84.6 LXX; Vulg Valley of Tears

they make it a spring of water.

Yes, the early rain covers it with blessings.

7They go from strength to strength,

until they see the supreme God in Zion.#84.7 Correction; MT the God of gods will be seen in Zion

8 LORD God of heavenly forces,

hear my prayer;

listen closely, Jacob’s God! Selah

9Look at our shield, God;

pay close attention to the face of your anointed one!

10Better is a single day in your courtyards

than a thousand days anywhere else!

I would prefer to stand outside the entrance of my God’s house

than live comfortably in the tents of the wicked!

11The LORD is a sun and shield;

God is favor and glory.

The LORD gives—doesn’t withhold!—good things

to those who walk with integrity.

12 LORD of heavenly forces,

those who trust in you are truly happy!

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