Revised Version 1895

Psalms 84

For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068; my heart and my flesh cryoutמַה־mah-H4100unto the livingGodיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068.

3Yea, the sparrow hathfoundגַּם־gam-H1571herH413an house, and the swallow a nest forherselfנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315,whereH413sheלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820may layherH413young,evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571thine altars, OLORDH3068of hosts, my King, and myGodאֵֽל־'el-H410.

4Blessed are they that dwell in thyhouseH1004: they will bestillגַּם־gam-H1571praising thee. Selah

5BlessedH835is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

6Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

7Theygoעֹבְרֵ֤י׀'oe.ReiH5674from strength to strength, every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

8O LORDGodH430of hosts, hear my prayer:giveיֵרָאֶ֖הye.ra.'EhH7200ear, OGodH430of Jacob. Selah

9Behold, OGodH430our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of myGodH430, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11For the LORDGodH430is a sun and a shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: nogoodH2896thingH3588will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

12OLORDH3068of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Commentaries on Psalms 84

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain