Chapter 84
1 How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!
2 My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD . My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God .
3 Yes , the sparrow has found a home , and the swallow a nest for herself , where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Armies, my King, and my God .
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house . They are always praising you . Selah.
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you , who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.
6 Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
7 They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
8 LORD , God of Armies , hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.
9 Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.
10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
12 LORD of Armies , blessed is the man who trusts in you .