Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 84

(John 1:14–18)

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith.Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 8 and 81. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1Howמַה־mah-H4100lovelyיְּדִיד֥וֹתye.di.DotH3039is Your dwelling placeמִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶ֗יךָmish.ke.no.Tei.khaH4908,O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635!

2My soulנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315longsנִכְסְפָ֬הnikh.se.FahH3700,evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571faintsכָּלְתָ֨ה׀kal.TahH3615,for the courtsלְחַצְר֪וֹתle.chatz.RotH2691of the LORDH3068;my heartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820and my fleshוּבְשָׂרִ֑יu.ve.sa.RiH1320cry outיְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּye.ra.ne.NuH7442forאֶ֣ל'elH413the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֵֽל־'el-H410.

3EvenH1571the sparrowצִפּ֨וֹר׀tzi.PorH6833has foundמָ֪צְאָהMa.tze.'ahH4672a homeבַ֡יִתVa.yitH1004,and the swallowוּדְר֤וֹר׀u.de.RorH1866a nestקֵ֥ןkenH7064for herself,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she placesשָׁ֪תָהSha.tahH7896her youngאֶפְרֹ֫חֶ֥יהָ אֶֽת־'ef.Ro.Chei.ha 'et-H667 H854near Your altarsמִ֭זְבְּחוֹתֶיךָMiz.be.cho.tei.khaH4196,O LORDH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,my Kingמַ֝לְכִּ֗יmal.KiH4428and my Godוֵאלֹהָֽי׃ve.lo.HaiH430.

4How blessedאַ֭שְׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835are those who dwellיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in Your houseH1004!They are everע֝֗וֹדodH5750praising Youיְֽהַלְל֥וּךָye.ha.Lu.khaH1984.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

5BlessedH835are thoseאָ֭דָם'A.domH120whose strengthעֽוֹז־'oz-H5797is in You,whose heartsבִּלְבָבָֽם׃bil.va.VamH3824are set on pilgrimageמְ֝סִלּ֗וֹתme.si.LotH4546.

6As they passעֹבְרֵ֤י׀'oe.ReiH5674through the Valleyבְּעֵ֣מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Bacaהַ֭בָּכָאHa.ba.kha'H1056,they make itיְשִׁית֑וּהוּye.shi.Tu.huH7896a place of springsמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599;evenגַּם־gam-H1571the autumn rainמוֹרֶֽה׃mo.RehH4175covers itיַעְטֶ֥הya'.TehH5844with poolsבְּ֝רָכ֗וֹתbe.ra.KhotH1293.

7They goיֵ֭לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980from strengthמֵחַ֣יִלme.Cha.yilH2428toאֶל־'el-H413strengthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,until each appearsיֵרָאֶ֖הye.ra.'EhH7200beforeאֶל־'el-H413Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430in Zionבְּצִיּֽוֹן׃be.tzi.YonH6726.

8O LORDיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068GodH430of Hostsצְ֭בָאוֹתTze.va.'otH6635,hearשִׁמְעָ֣הshim.'AhH8085my prayerתְפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605;give earהַאֲזִ֨ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238,O GodH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

9Take noticeרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200of our shieldמָ֭גִנֵּנוּMa.gi.ne.nuH4043,O GodH430,and look with favorוְ֝הַבֵּ֗טve.ha.BetH5027on the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Your anointedמְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃me.shi.Che.khaH4899.

10Forכִּ֤יkiH3588betterטֽוֹב־tov-H2896is one dayי֥וֹםYomH3117in Your courtsבַּחֲצֵרֶ֗יךָba.cha.tze.Rei.khaH2691than a thousand elsewhereמֵ֫אָ֥לֶףme.'A.lefH505.I would ratherבָּחַ֗רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977be a doorkeeperהִ֭סְתּוֹפֵףHis.to.fefH5605in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of my GodH430than dwellמִ֝דּ֗וּרmi.DurH1752in the tentsבְּאָהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168of the wickedרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562.

11ForH3588the LORDיְהוָ֪הYah.wehH3068GodH430is a sunשֶׁ֨מֶשׁ׀She.meshH8121and a shieldוּמָגֵן֮u.ma.GenH4043;the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068givesיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414graceחֵ֣ןchenH2580and gloryוְ֭כָבוֹדVe.kha.VodH3519;He withholdsיִמְנַע־yim.na'-H4513noלֹ֥אlo'H3808good thingH2896from those who walkלַֽהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980with integrityבְּתָמִֽים׃be.ta.MimH8549.

12O LORDH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,how blessedאַֽשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835is the manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120who trustsבֹּטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982in You!

(John 1:14–18)

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith.Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 8 and 81. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Commentaries on Psalms 84