Psalm 84 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

Psa 84:1To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath.[fn] A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

How lovely is Your tabernacle,
O LORD of hosts!

Psa 84:2

Psa 84:2My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the LORD;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Psa 84:3

Psa 84:3Even 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.

Psa 84:4

Psa 84:4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah

Psa 84:5

Psa 84:5Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.

Psa 84:6

Psa 84:6As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with pools.

Psa 84:7

Psa 84:7They go from strength to strength;
Each one appears before God in Zion.[fn]

Psa 84:8

Psa 84:8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

Psa 84:9

Psa 84:9O God, behold our shield,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.

Psa 84:10

Psa 84:10For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Psa 84:11

Psa 84:11For 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.

Psa 84:12

Psa 84:12O LORD of hosts,
Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

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NKJV Footnotes

(84:1)

Hebrew Al Gittith

(84:7)

Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read The God of gods shall be seen.

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