PSALM 84

The Blessedness of Dwelling in the 
House of God


			
			01   How lovely is Your tabernacle,
			     O LORD of hosts!
			02   My soul longs, yes, even faints
			     for the courts of the LORD;
			     My heart and my flesh cry out
			     for the living God.
			
			03   Even the sparrow has found a 
			     home,
			     And the swallow a nest for 
			     herself,
			     Where she may lay her young - 
			     Even Your altars, O LORD of 
			     hosts,
			     My king and my God.
			04   Blessed are those who dwell in
			     Your house;
			     They will still be praising You.
			     Selah
			
			05   Blessed is the man whose
			     strength is in You,
			     Whose heart is set on
			     pilgrimage.
			06   As they pass through the Valley
			     of  Baca,
			     They make it a spring;
			     The rain also covers it with 
			     pools.
			07   They go from strength to
			     strength;
			     Each one appears before God in
			     Zion.
			08   O Lord God of hosts, hear my 
			     prayer;
			     Give ear, O God of Jacob!
			     Selah
			09   O God, behold our shield,
			     And look upon the face of Your
			     anointed.
			
			10   For a day in Your courts is better 
			     than a thousand.
			     I would rather be doorkeeper
			     in the house of my God
			     Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
			11   For the LORD God is a sun and
			     shield;
			     The LORD will give grace and
			     glory;
			     No good thing will He withhold
			     From those who walk uprightly.
			
			12   O LORD of hosts,
			     Blessed is the man who trusts
			     in You!