84. The Joy of Dwelling with God
Psa 84:1
<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.> How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!Psa 84:2
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.Psa 84:3
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.Psa 84:4
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.Psa 84:5
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.Psa 84:6
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.Psa 84:7
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.Psa 84:8
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.Psa 84:9
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.Psa 84:10
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.Psa 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.Psa 84:12
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.