Psalm 84-86

21st Century King James Version

84 How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

² My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

³ Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young” even Thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

⁴ Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house; they will be ever praising Thee. Selah

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee, in whose heart are Thy ways,

⁶ who passing through the Valley of Baca makes it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

⁷ They go from strength to strength; every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

⁹ Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed.

¹⁰ For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

¹¹ For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.

¹² O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee!

85 Lord, Thou hast been favorable unto Thy land; Thou hast released the captives of Jacob.

² Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people; Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah

³ Thou hast taken away all Thy wrath; Thou hast turned Thyself from the fierceness of Thine anger.

⁴ Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thine anger toward us to cease.

⁵ Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations?

⁶ Wilt Thou not revive us again, that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?

⁷ Show us Thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us Thy salvation.

⁸ I will hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace unto His people and to His saints; but let them not turn again to folly.

⁹ Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰ Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹ Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

¹² Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good, and our land shall yield her increase.

¹³ Righteousness shall go before Him, and shall set us in the way of His steps.

86 Bow down Thine ear, O Lord; hear me, for I am poor and needy.

² Preserve my soul, for I am holy; O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee.

³ Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I cry unto Thee daily.

⁴ Make the soul of Thy servant rejoice, for unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁵ For Thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.

⁶ Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

⁷ In the day of my trouble I will call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me.

⁸ Among the gods there is none like unto Thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto Thy works.

⁹ All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord, and shall glorify Thy name.

¹⁰ For Thou art great and doest wondrous things: Thou alone art God.

¹¹ Teach me Thy way, O Lord; I will walk in Thy truth; unite my heart to fear Thy name.

¹² I will praise Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify Thy name for evermore.

¹³ For great is Thy mercy toward me, and Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

¹⁴ O God, the proud have risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set Thee before them.

¹⁵ But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

¹⁶ O turn unto me and have mercy upon me; give Thy strength unto Thy servant, and save the son of Thine handmaid.

¹⁷ Show me a token for good, that they that hate me may see it and be ashamed, because Thou, Lord, hast helped me and comforted me.