84:1 How lovely is your Temple, O Lord of the armies of heaven.
84:2 I long, yes, faint with longing to be able to enter your courtyard and come near to the Living God.
84:3 Even the sparrows and swallows are welcome to come and nest among your altars and there have their young, O Lord of heaven’s armies, my King and my God!
84:4 How happy are those who can live in your Temple, singing your praises.
84:5 Happy are those who are strong in the Lord, who want above all else to follow your steps.
84:6 When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of springs where pools of blessing and refreshment collect after rains!
84:7 They will grow constantly in strength, and each of them is invited to meet with the Lord in Zion.
84:8 O Jehovah, God of the heavenly armies, hear my prayer! Listen, God of Israel.
84:9 O God, our Defender and our Shield, have mercy on the one you have anointed as your king.
84:10 A single day spent in your Temple is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a doorman of the Temple of my God than live in palaces of wickedness.
84:11 For Jehovah God is our Light and our Protector. He gives us grace and glory. No good thing will he withhold from those who walk along his paths.
84:12 O Lord of the armies of heaven, blessed are those who trust in you.
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