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84:1  For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. Lord who rules over all, how lovely is the place where you live!
84:2  I can’t wait to be in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple. I really want to be there. My whole being cries out for the living God.
84:3  Lord who rules over all, even the sparrow has found a home near your altar. My King and my God, the swallow also has a nest there, where she may have her young.
84:4  Blessed are those who live in your house. They are always praising you.
84:5  Blessed are those whose strength comes from you. They have firmly decided to travel to your temple.
84:6  As they pass through the dry Valley of Baka, they make it a place where water flows. The rain in the fall covers it with pools.
84:7  Those people get stronger as they go along, until each of them appears in Zion, where God lives.
84:8  Lord God who rules over all, hear my prayer. God of the people of Jacob, listen to me.
84:9  God, may you be pleased with your anointed king. You appointed him to be like a shield that keeps us safe.
84:10  A single day in your courtyards is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather guard the door of the house of my God than live in the tents of sinful people.
84:11  The Lord God is like the sun that gives us light. He is like a shield that keeps us safe. The Lord blesses us with favor and honor. He doesn’t hold back anything good from those whose lives are without blame.
84:12  Lord who rules over all, blessed is the person who trusts in you.