84:1 |
<> How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies! |
84:2 |
My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. |
84:3 |
Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God. |
84:4 |
Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah. |
84:5 |
Blessed are those whose strength is in you; who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. |
84:6 |
Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings. |
84:7 |
They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion. |
84:8 |
Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah. |
84:9 |
Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed. |
84:10 |
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. |
84:11 |
For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly. |
84:12 |
Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you. |