Psalm 84
New Living Translation
Chapter overview
Psalm 84 expresses deep longing for the sanctuary, where even birds find a home. Pilgrims grow stronger through dry valleys, approaching worship with joy and discovering that one day near God surpasses every alternative.
PilgrimageSanctuaryLongingJoy
1How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
2I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.
3Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!
4What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. Interlude
5What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
6When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
7They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.
8O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, O God of Jacob. Interlude
9O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield! Show favor to the one you have anointed.
10A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
11For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.
12O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.
Verses to memorize from Psalm 84
- Psalm 84:12O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.
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