Psalms 84
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1(84-1) For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. (84-2) How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
2(84-3) My soul yearneth, yea, even pineth for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy unto the living God.
2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3(84-4) Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young; Thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God — .
3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
4(84-5) Happy are they that dwell in Thy house, they are ever praising Thee. Selah
4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
5(84-6) Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways.
5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6(84-7) Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; yea, the early rain clotheth it with blessings.
6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
7(84-8) They go from strength to strength, every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
8(84-9) O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
8O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
9(84-10) Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed.
9Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
10(84-11) For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand; I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11(84-12) For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD giveth grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
12(84-13) O LORD of hosts, happy is the man that trusteth in Thee.
12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
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