Psalm 84

Good News Translation

Longing for God's House^[a]

84 How I love your Temple, Lord Almighty!
²    How I want to be there!
    I long to be in the Lord's Temple.
With my whole being I sing for joy
    to the living God.
³Even the sparrows have built a nest,
    and the swallows have their own home;
they keep their young near your altars,
    Lord Almighty, my king and my God.
⁴How happy are those who live in your Temple,
    always singing praise to you.

⁵How happy are those whose strength comes from you,
    who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.
⁶As they pass through the dry valley of Baca,
    it becomes a place of springs;
    the autumn rain fills it with pools.
⁷They grow stronger as they go;
    they will see the God of gods on Zion.

⁸Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty.
Listen, O God of Jacob!
⁹Bless our king, O God,
the king you have chosen.

¹⁰One day spent in your Temple
    is better than a thousand anywhere else;
I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God
    than live in the homes of the wicked.
¹¹The Lord is our protector and glorious king,
    blessing us with kindness and honor.
He does not refuse any good thing
    to those who do what is right.
¹²Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you!