Psalm 84:1

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 84

Longing for God’s House

For the choir director: on the Gittith.^(A) A psalm of the sons of Korah.

¹How lovely is Your dwelling place,
Lord of Hosts.^(B)

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Psalm 84:1 in all English translations

Psalm 84:2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²I long and yearn
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh cry out for^[a] the living God.^(A)

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Footnotes

Psalm 84:2 Or flesh shout for joy to

Psalm 84:2 in all English translations

Psalm 84:10-12

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁰Better a day in Your courts
than a thousand anywhere else.
I would rather be at the door of the house of my God
than to live in the tents of wicked people.^(A)
¹¹For the Lord God is a sun and shield.^(B)
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.^(C)
¹²Happy is the person who trusts in You,
Lord of Hosts!^(D)