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According to Gittith.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> A Psalm of the sons of Korah. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span> How lovely is Your dwelling place, <p class="indent2"> O LORD of Hosts! <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>My soul longs, even faints, <p class="indent2"> for the courts of the LORD; <p class="indent1"> my heart and my flesh cry out <p class="indent2"> for the living God. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Even the sparrow has found a home, <p class="indent2"> and the swallow a nest for herself, <p class="indent1"> where she places her young near Your altars, <p class="indent2"> O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! <p class="indent2"> They are ever praising You. <p class="selah"> Selah <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Blessed are those whose strength is in You, <p class="indent2"> whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>As they pass through the Valley of Baca,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <p class="indent2"> they make it a place of springs; <p class="indent2"> even the autumn rain covers it with pools.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>They go from strength to strength, <p class="indent2"> until each appears before God in Zion. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; <p class="indent2"> give ear, O God of Jacob. <p class="selah"> Selah <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Take notice of our shield, O God, <p class="indent2"> and look with favor on the face of Your anointed. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For better is one day in Your courts <p class="indent2"> than a thousand elsewhere. <p class="indent1"> I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God <p class="indent2"> than dwell in the tents of the wicked. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; <p class="indent2"> the LORD gives grace and glory; <p class="indent1"> He withholds no good thing <p class="indent2"> from those who walk with integrity. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/84-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>O LORD of Hosts, <p class="indent2"> how blessed is the man who trusts in You!</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <i>Gittith</i> is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 8 and 81.<br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>Valley of Poplars</i><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>with blessings</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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