Psalm 84
For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of
Korah.
1 How lovely
are your dwellings,
LORD of Armies!
2 My soul longs,
and even faints
for the courts of
the LORD.
My heart and
my flesh cry out
for the living God.
3 Yes,
the sparrow has
found a home,
and the swallow
a nest for herself,
where she may
have her young,
near your altars, LORD
of Armies, my King,
and my God.
4 Blessed
are those who dwell
in your house.
They are always praising
you.
Selah.
5 Blessed are
those whose strength is
in you,
who have set
their hearts on
a pilgrimage.
6 Passing through
the valley of Weeping,
they make it a place
of springs.
Yes, the autumn rain covers it
with blessings.
7 They
go from strength
to strength.
Every one of
them appears before God
in Zion.
8 LORD, God
of Armies, hear
my prayer.
Listen, God of Jacob.
Selah.
9 Behold, God
our shield,
look at the face
of your anointed.
10 For
a day in
your courts is better
than a thousand.
I would rather be
a doorkeeper in
the house of
my God,
than to dwell in
the tents of wickedness.
11 For
the LORD God is
a sun and a shield.
The LORD will give
grace and glory.
He withholds no good
thing from those
who walk blamelessly.
12 LORD
of Armies,
blessed is the
man who trusts in
you.