84: 1 Longing for the Temple Worship. For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How ⁵³³amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!
⁵³³Or, lovely

84: 2 My soul longeth, yes, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh ⁵³⁴cry out unto the living God.
⁵³⁴Or, sing for joy unto the living God.

84: 3 Yes, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.
84: 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. [Selah
84: 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion.
84: 6 Passing through the valley of ⁵³⁵Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yes, the early rain covereth it with blessings.
⁵³⁵Or, balsam trees Hb. Baca See 2Sa 5:23.

84: 7 They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
84: 8 O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. [Selah
84: 9 ⁵³⁶Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.
⁵³⁶Or, Behold our shield, O God,

84: 10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather ⁵³⁷be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
⁵³⁷Or, stand at the threshold of the house of my God,

84: 11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
84: 12 O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.