Psalm 84

The Joy of Worship in the Temple

To the leader: according to The Gittith. Of the Korahites. A Psalm.
¹How lovely is your dwelling place,
   O Lord of hosts!
²My soul longs, indeed it faints
   for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh sing for joy
   to the living God.

³Even the sparrow finds a home,
   and the swallow a nest for herself,
   where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
   my King and my God.
⁴Happy are those who live in your house,
   ever singing your praise.
          Selah

⁵Happy are those whose strength is in you,
   in whose heart are the highways to Zion.^*
6As they go through the valley of Baca
   they make it a place of springs;
   the early rain also covers it with pools.
⁷They go from strength to strength;
   the God of gods will be seen in Zion.

⁸O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
   give ear, O God of Jacob!
          Selah
⁹Behold our shield, O God;
   look on the face of your anointed.

¹⁰For a day in your courts is better
   than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
   than live in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
   he bestows favour and honour.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
   from those who walk uprightly.
¹²O Lord of hosts,
   happy is everyone who trusts in you.