Psalms 84

1How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!

2My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

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, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.

4Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.

5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

6As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.

7They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.

8Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.

9Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.

10Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

12Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.