84:1 For the choir director. According to gittith. By the Sons of Korah.A psalm. How I love your dwelling place, O Lord of Armies.
84:2 My soul grows weak and even wastes away, as I long for the courtyards of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
84:3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow has found a nest for herself, where she may place her young near your altars, O Lord of Armies, my King and my God.
84:4 How blessed are those who live in your house. Interlude They are always praising you.
84:5 How blessed is everyone whose strength is found in you. The highways to Jerusalem are in their hearts.
84:6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, it becomes full of springs. The autumn rain also covers it with pools.
84:7 They go from strength to strength. Each one will appear before God in Zion.
84:8 O Lord, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Interlude Give ear, O God of Jacob.
84:9 Look upon our Shield, O God. Look with favor on the face of your Anointed One.
84:10 Yes, one day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather wait at the doorway of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
84:11 For the Lord is a sun and shield. God gives grace and glory. The Lord does not withhold any good thing from those who walk with integrity.
84:12 O Lord of Armies, how blessed is everyone who trusts in you.
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