Psalm 84 Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

Psalm 84 Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

Psalm 84:1-12 Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God
To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Psalm 84:1-2
1 How lovely is Your tabernacle (are Your dwelling),
O Lord of hosts!
2
My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Psalm 84:3-4
3
Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
4
Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah

Psalm 84:5-7
5
Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
6
As they pass through the Valley of [c]Baca (Weeping),
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with pools (blessings).
7
They go from strength to strength;
Each one appears before God in Zion.

Psalm 84:8-9
8
O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9
O God, behold our shield,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.

Psalm 84:10-11
10
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper (stand at the threshold) in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 84:12
12
O Lord of hosts,
Blessed is the man who trusts in You!