Psalm 84 - Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Psalm 84

Longing for God’s House

For the choir director: on the Gittith.(A) A psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
Lord of Armies.(B)
2 I long and yearn
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh cry out for[a] the living God.(C)

3 Even a sparrow finds a home,
and a swallow, a nest for herself
where she places her young—
near your altars, Lord of Armies,
my King and my God.(D)
4 How happy are those who reside in your house,
who praise you continually.(E)Selah

5 Happy are the people whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.(F)
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,[b]
they make it a source of spring water;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.[c](G)
7 They go from strength to strength;
each appears before God in Zion.(H)

8 Lord God of Armies, hear my prayer;
listen, God of Jacob.(I)Selah
9 Consider our shield,[d] God;(J)
look on the face of your anointed one.(K)

10 Better a day in your courts
than a thousand anywhere else.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
than live in the tents of wicked people.(L)
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield.(M)
The Lord grants favor and honor;
he does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.(N)
12 Happy is the person who trusts in you,
Lord of Armies!(O)

Footnotes

  1. 84:2 Or flesh shout for joy to
  2. 84:6 Or Valley of Tears
  3. 84:6 Or pools
  4. 84:9 = the king

Cross references

  1. 84:0 : Ps 8; 81
  2. 84:1 : Ps 43:3; 132:5
  3. 84:2 : Ps 42:1–2; 63:1
  4. 84:3 : Ps 5:2; 43:4
  5. 84:4 : Ps 65:4
  6. 84:5 : Ps 119:2; 122:1
  7. 84:6 : Ezk 34:26; Jl 2:23
  8. 84:7 : Pr 4:18; Is 40:31
  9. 84:8 : Ps 39:12; 54:2; 86:6
  10. 84:9 : Ps 3:3; 115:9–11
  11. 84:9 : 1Sm 2:10; 2Ch 6:42; Ps 132:17
  12. 84:10 : Ps 27:4
  13. 84:11 : Ps 3:3; 5:12; 18:2; 28:7; 119:114; Is 60:19–20; Rv 21:23
  14. 84:11 : Pr 2:7
  15. 84:12 : Ps 40:4

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