Psalm 84^[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.^[b] Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

¹ How lovely is your dwelling place,Lord Almighty!² My soul yearns, even faints,for the courts of the Lord;my heart and my flesh cry outfor the living God.³ Even the sparrow has found a home,and the swallow a nest for herself,where she may have her young—a place near your altar,Lord Almighty, my King and my God.⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house;they are ever praising you.^[c]

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you,whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.⁶ As they pass through the Valley of Baka,they make it a place of springs;the autumn rains also cover it with pools.^[d]7 They go from strength to strength,till each appears before God in Zion.

⁸ Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty;listen to me, God of Jacob.⁹ Look on our shield,^[e] O God;look with favor on your anointed one.

¹⁰ Better is one day in your courtsthan a thousand elsewhere;I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my Godthan dwell in the tents of the wicked.¹¹ For the Lord God is a sun and shield;the Lord bestows favor and honor;no good thing does he withholdfrom those whose walk is blameless.

¹² Lord Almighty,blessed is the one who trusts in you.