Psalm 84
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1For the choir director: on the Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, LORD of Hosts. 1For the music director; according to the gittith style; written by the Korahites, a psalm. How lovely is the place where you live, O LORD who rules over all!
2I long and yearn for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God. 2I desperately want to be in the courts of the LORD's temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.
3Even a sparrow finds a home, and a swallow, a nest for herself where she places her young-- near Your altars, LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. 3Even the birds find a home there, and the swallow builds a nest, where she can protect her young near your altars, O LORD who rules over all, my king and my God.
4How happy are those who reside in Your house, who praise You continually. Selah 4How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah)
5Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. 5How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!
6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a source of springwater; even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings. 6As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.
7They go from strength to strength; each appears before God in Zion. 7They are sustained as they travel along; each one appears before God in Zion.
8 LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; listen, God of Jacob. Selah 8O LORD, sovereign God, hear my prayer! Listen, O God of Jacob! (Selah)
9Consider our shield, God; look on the face of Your anointed one. 9O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king!
10Better a day in Your courts than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather be at the door of the house of my God than to live in the tents of wicked people. 10Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.
11For the LORD God is a sun and shield. The LORD gives grace and glory; He does not withhold the good from those who live with integrity. 11For the LORD God is our sovereign protector. The LORD bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
12Happy is the person who trusts in You, LORD of Hosts! 12O LORD who rules over all, how blessed are those who trust in you!
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Psalm 83
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