1 <For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. > How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of hosts. NHEB — Psalm 84:1
2 My soul longs, yes, yearns for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. NHEB — Psalm 84:2
3 Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. NHEB — Psalm 84:3
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are ever praising you. Selah. NHEB — Psalm 84:4
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. NHEB — Psalm 84:5
6 Passing through the Valley of Baca, he makes it into a spring. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings. NHEB — Psalm 84:6
7 They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion. NHEB — Psalm 84:7
8 LORD, God of hosts, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah. NHEB — Psalm 84:8
9 Look, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed. NHEB — Psalm 84:9
10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. NHEB — Psalm 84:10
11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly. NHEB — Psalm 84:11
12 LORD of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in you. NHEB — Psalm 84:12