Psalms 84

For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! ✦

2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. ✦

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. ✦

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. [SelahBlessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. ✦

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion.Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. ✦

6 Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. ✦

7 They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. ✦

8 O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. [SelahO LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. ✦

9 Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. ✦

10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. ✦

11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. ✦

12 O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. ✦