Psalm 84

New American Standard Bible

Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the music director; ^[a]on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

84 How lovely are Your ^(A)dwelling places,
Lord of armies!
²My ^(B)soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the ^(C)living God.
³The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may put her young:
Your ^(D)altars, Lord of armies,
^(E)My King and my God.
⁴^(F)Blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ^(G)ever praising You. Selah

⁵Blessed is the person whose ^(H)strength is in You,
In ^[b]whose heart are the ^(I)roads to Zion!
⁶Passing through the Valley of ^[c]Baca they make it a ^[d]spring;
The ^(J)early rain also covers it with blessings.
⁷They ^(K)go from strength to strength,
^[e]Every one of them ^(L)appears before God in Zion.

⁸^(M)Lord God of armies, hear my prayer;
Listen, ^(N)God of Jacob! Selah
⁹See our ^(O)shield, God,
And look at the face of ^(P)Your anointed.
¹⁰For ^(Q)a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than live in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹For the Lord God is ^(R)a sun and ^(S)shield;
The Lord gives grace and ^(T)glory;
^(U)He withholds no good thing ^[f]from those who walk with integrity.
¹²Lord of armies,
^(V)Blessed is the person who trusts in You!