Psalm 84

Psalm 84[a]

1or. the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!

2. My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3. 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, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.

4. Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.[c]

5. Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

6. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.[d]

7. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.

8. Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.

9. Look on our shield,[e] O God; look with favor on your anointed one.

10. Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

11. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

12. Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 84:1: In Hebrew texts 84:1-12 is numbered 84:2-13.
b. Psalm 84:1: Title: Probably a musical term
c. Psalm 84:4: The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
d. Psalm 84:6: Or blessings
e. Psalm 84:9: Or sovereign