Psalm 84
New International Version

Psalm 84^[a]

For the director of music. According togittith.^[b]Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

¹How lovely is your dwelling place,^(A)
    LordAlmighty!
²My soul yearns,^(B)even faints,
    for the courts of theLord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
    for the living God.^(C)
³Even the sparrow has found a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself,
    where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,^(D)
    LordAlmighty,^(E)my King^(F)and my God.^(G)
⁴Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
    they are ever praising you.^[c]

⁵Blessed are those whose strength^(H)is in you,
    whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.^(I)
⁶As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
    they make it a place of springs;^(J)
    the autumn^(K)rains also cover it with pools.^[d]
⁷They go from strength to strength,^(L)
    till each appears^(M)before God in Zion.^(N)

⁸Hear my prayer,^(O)LordGod Almighty;
listen to me, God of Jacob.
⁹Look on our shield,^[e]^(P)O God;
look with favor on your anointed one.^(Q)

¹⁰Better is one day in your courts
    than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper^(R)in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
¹¹For theLordGod is a sun^(S)and shield;^(T)
    theLordbestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold^(U)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

¹²LordAlmighty,
blessed^(V)is the one who trusts in you.

Footnotes

Psalm 84:1In Hebrew texts 84:1-12 is numbered 84:2-13.
Psalm 84:1Title: Probably a musical term
Psalm 84:4The Hebrew hasSelah(a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
Psalm 84:6Orblessings
Psalm 84:9Orsovereign