RSV Psalms 84 Chapter
84:1
To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. How lovely is thy dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!
84:2
My soul longs, yea, faints for the courts of the LORD;my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
84:3
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at thy altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.
84:4
Blessed are those who dwell in thy house, ever singing thy praise! [Selah]
84:5
Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
84:6
As they go through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs;the early rain also covers it with pools.
84:7
They go from strength to strength;the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
84:8
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;give ear, O God of Jacob! [Selah]
84:9
Behold our shield, O God;look upon the face of thine anointed!
84:10
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield;he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the LORD withhold from those who walk uprightly.
84:12
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in thee!