84:1 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord of heavenly forces!
84:2 My very being longs, even yearns, for the Lord’s courtyards. My heart and my body will rejoice out loud to the living God!
84:3 Yes, the sparrow too has found a home there; the swallow has found herself a nest where she can lay her young beside your altars, Lord of heavenly forces, my king, my God!
84:4 Those who live in your house are truly happy; they praise you constantly. Selah
84:5 Those who put their strength in you are truly happy; pilgrimage is in their hearts.
84:6 As they pass through the Baca Valley, they make it a spring of water. Yes, the early rain covers it with blessings.
84:7 They go from strength to strength, until they see the supreme God in Zion.
84:8 Lord God of heavenly forces, hear my prayer; listen closely, Jacob’s God! Selah
84:9 Look at our shield, God; pay close attention to the face of your anointed one!
84:10 Better is a single day in your courtyards than a thousand days anywhere else! I would prefer to stand outside the entrance of my God’s house than live comfortably in the tents of the wicked!
84:11 The Lord is a sun and shield; God is favor and glory. The Lord gives—doesn’t withhold!—good things to those who walk with integrity.
84:12 Lord of heavenly forces, those who trust in you are truly happy!
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