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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 84 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/84.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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85">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(For the music leader.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.84.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> A psalm by the clan of Korah.)</h3><h3 class="s1">The Joy of Worship</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.1" class="v19_84_1">1</span><span class="nd">Lord</span> God All-Powerful,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_1">your temple is so lovely!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.2" class="v19_84_2">2</span>Deep in my heart I long</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_2">for your temple,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_2">and with all that I am</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_2">I sing joyful songs to you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.3" class="v19_84_3">3</span><span class="nd">Lord</span> God All-Powerful,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_3">my King and my God,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_3">sparrows find a home</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_3">near your altars;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_3">swallows build nests there</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_3">to raise their young.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.4" class="v19_84_4">4</span>You bless everyone</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_4">who lives in your house,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_4">and they sing your praises.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.5" class="v19_84_5">5</span>You bless all who depend</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_5">on you for their strength</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_5">and all who deeply desire</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_5">to visit your temple.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.6" class="v19_84_6">6</span>When they reach Dry Valley,<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.84.6!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_6">springs start flowing,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_6">and the autumn rain fills it</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_6">with pools of water.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.84.6!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.7" class="v19_84_7">7</span>Your people grow stronger,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_7">and you, the God of gods,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_7">will be seen in Zion.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.8" class="v19_84_8">8</span><span class="nd">Lord</span> God All-Powerful,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_8">the God of Jacob,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_8">please answer my prayer!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.9" class="v19_84_9">9</span>You are the shield</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_9">that protects your people,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_9">and I am your chosen one.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_9">Won't you smile on me?</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.10" class="v19_84_10">10</span>One day in your temple</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_10">is better than a thousand</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_10">anywhere else.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_10">I would rather serve</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_10">in your house,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_10">than live in the homes</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_10">of the wicked.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.11" class="v19_84_11">11</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span> and our God,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_11">you are like the sun</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_11">and also like a shield.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_11">You treat us with kindness</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_11">and with honor,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_11">never denying any good thing</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_11">to those who live right.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.84.12" class="v19_84_12">12</span><span class="nd">Lord</span> God All-Powerful,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_84_12">you bless everyone</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_84_12">who trusts you.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">Psalm 84 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">leader: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at Psalm 8.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">84.6 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Dry Valley: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “Balsam Tree Valley.” The exact location is not known.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">84.6 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">and … water: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 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