The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath.^[a] A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

84 How lovely is Your tabernacle,O Lord of hosts!² My soul longs, yes, even faintsFor the courts of the Lord;My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³ 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.⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;They will still be praising You. Selah

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.⁶ As they pass through the Valley of Baca,They make it a spring;The rain also covers it with pools.⁷ They go from strength to strength;Each one appears before God in Zion.^[b]

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah⁹ 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 a doorkeeper in the house of my GodThan 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 withholdFrom those who walk uprightly.

¹² O Lord of hosts,Blessed is the man who trusts in You!