Salmos 84

Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the music director; #84:0 Or according toon the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 How lovely are Your dwelling places,

Lord of armies!

2 My soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord;

My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

3 The bird also has found a house,

And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may put her young:

Your altars, Lord of armies,

My King and my God.

4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house!

They are ever praising You. Selah

5 Blessed is the person whose strength is in You,

In *84:5 Lit theirwhose heart are the roads to Zion!

6 Passing through the Valley of *84:6 Prob. Weeping; or Balsam-shrubsBaca they make it a *84:6 Or place of springsspring;

The early rain also covers it with blessings.

7 They go from strength to strength,

* 84:7 Some ancient versions The God of gods will be seen in Zion Every one of them appears before God in Zion.

8 Lord God of armies, hear my prayer;

Listen, God of Jacob! Selah

9 See our shield, God,

And look at the face of Your anointed.

10 For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God

Than live in the tents of wickedness.

11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;

The Lord gives grace and glory;

He withholds no good thing *84:11 Lit with regard tofrom those who walk with integrity.

12 Lord of armies,

Blessed is the person who trusts in You!