PSALM 84 Longing for the Temple Worship. For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 84
1How lovely are Your dwelling places,
O Lord of hosts!
2My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
3The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ever praising You. [K]Selah.
5How blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
In [L]whose heart are the highways to Zion!
6Passing through the valley of [M]Baca they make it a [N]spring;
The early rain also covers it with blessings.
7They go from strength to strength,
[O]Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
8O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah.
9Behold our shield, O God,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.
10For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold [P]from those who walk [Q]uprightly.
12O Lord of hosts,
How blessed is the man who trusts in You!
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