Psalm 84
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1How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!1For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty!
2My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.2My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.3Even 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.
4Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah4Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools.6As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.7They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah8Hear my prayer, LORD God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.
9Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed!9Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.
10For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.10Better 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.
11For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.11For 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.
12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!12LORD Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.
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