Thematic Bible

Psalm 84:1

How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!

Psalm 84:2

My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Psalm 84:3

Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.

Psalm 84:4

Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

Psalm 84:5

Blessed are those whose strength is in you; who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

Psalm 84:6

Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

Psalm 84:7

They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion.

Psalm 84:8

Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.

Psalm 84:9

Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.

Psalm 84:10

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.

Psalm 84:11

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Psalm 84:12

Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.