Psalm 84-85

Common English Bible

Psalm 84

For the music leader. According to the Gittith. Of the Korahites. A psalm.

84 How lovely is your dwelling place,
    Lord of heavenly forces!
²My very being^[a] longs, even yearns,
    for the Lord’s courtyards.
My heart and my body
    will rejoice out loud to the living God!

³Yes, the sparrow too has found a home there;
    the swallow has found herself a nest
    where she can lay her young beside your altars,
    Lord of heavenly forces, my king, my God!
⁴Those who live in your house are truly happy;
    they praise you constantly. Selah

⁵Those who put their strength in you are truly happy;
    pilgrimage is in their hearts.
⁶As they pass through the Baca Valley,^[b]
    they make it a spring of water.
    Yes, the early rain covers it with blessings.
⁷They go from strength to strength,
    until they see the supreme God in Zion.^[c]
⁸Lord God of heavenly forces,
    hear my prayer;
    listen closely, Jacob’s God! Selah
⁹Look at our shield, God;
    pay close attention to the face of your anointed one!

¹⁰Better is a single day in your courtyards
    than a thousand days anywhere else!
I would prefer to stand outside the entrance of my God’s house
    than live comfortably in the tents of the wicked!
¹¹The Lord is a sun and shield;
    God is favor and glory.
The Lord gives—doesn’t withhold!—good things
    to those who walk with integrity.
¹²Lord of heavenly forces,
    those who trust in you are truly happy!

Psalm 85

For the music leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.

85 Lord, you’ve been kind to your land;
    you’ve changed Jacob’s circumstances for the better.
²You’ve forgiven your people’s wrongdoing;
    you’ve covered all their sins. Selah
³You’ve stopped being furious;
    you’ve turned away from your burning anger.
⁴You, the God who can save us, restore us!
    Stop being angry with us!
⁵Will you be mad at us forever?
    Will you prolong your anger from one generation to the next?
⁶Won’t you bring us back to life again
    so that your people can rejoice in you?
⁷Show us your faithful love, Lord!
    Give us your salvation!

⁸Let me hear what the Lord God says,
    because he speaks peace to his people and to his faithful ones.
    Don’t let them return to foolish ways.
⁹God’s salvation is very close to those who honor him
    so that his glory can live in our land.
¹⁰Faithful love and truth have met;
    righteousness and peace have kissed.
¹¹Truth springs up from the ground;
    righteousness gazes down from heaven.
¹²Yes, the Lord gives what is good,
    and our land yields its produce.
¹³Righteousness walks before God,
    making a road for his steps.