Psalm 84
Longing for God’s House
For the choir director: on the Gittith.(A) A psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
Lord of Armies.(B)
2 I long and yearn
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.(C)
3 Even a sparrow finds a home,
and a swallow, a nest for herself
where she places her young—
near your altars, Lord of Armies,
my King and my God.(D)
4 How happy are those who reside in your house,
who praise you continually.(E)Selah
5 Happy are the people whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.(F)
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a source of spring water;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.(G)
7 They go from strength to strength;
each appears before God in Zion.(H)
8 Lord God of Armies, hear my prayer;
listen, God of Jacob.(I)Selah
9 Consider our shield, God;(J)
look on the face of your anointed one.(K)
10 Better a day in your courts
than a thousand anywhere else.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
than live in the tents of wicked people.(L)
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield.(M)
The Lord grants favor and honor;
he does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.(N)
12 Happy is the person who trusts in you,
Lord of Armies!(O)
Footnotes
- 84:2
- 84:6
- 84:6
- 84:9
Cross references
- 84:0 : Ps 8; 81
- 84:1 : Ps 43:3; 132:5
- 84:2 : Ps 42:1–2; 63:1
- 84:3 : Ps 5:2; 43:4
- 84:4 : Ps 65:4
- 84:5 : Ps 119:2; 122:1
- 84:6 : Ezk 34:26; Jl 2:23
- 84:7 : Pr 4:18; Is 40:31
- 84:8 : Ps 39:12; 54:2; 86:6
- 84:9 : Ps 3:3; 115:9–11
- 84:9 : 1Sm 2:10; 2Ch 6:42; Ps 132:17
- 84:10 : Ps 27:4
- 84:11 : Ps 3:3; 5:12; 18:2; 28:7; 119:114; Is 60:19–20; Rv 21:23
- 84:11 : Pr 2:7
- 84:12 : Ps 40:4
