Psalm 84-85

New King James Version

The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

To the Chief Musician. ^(A)On^[a] an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

84 How ^(B)lovely ^[b]is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!
²^(C)My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
⁴Blessed are those who dwell in Your ^(D)house;
They will still be praising You. Selah

⁵Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
⁶As they pass through the Valley ^(E)of ^[c]Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with ^[d]pools.
⁷They go ^(F)from strength to strength;
^[e]Each one ^(G)appears before God in Zion.

⁸O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
⁹^(H)O God, behold our shield,
And look upon the face of Your ^[f]anointed.

¹⁰For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather ^[g]be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹For the Lord God is ^(I)a sun and ^(J)shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
^(K)No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.

¹²O Lord of hosts,
^(L)Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm ^(M)of the sons of Korah.

85 Lord, You have been favorable to Your land;
You have ^(N)brought back the captivity of Jacob.
²You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;
You have covered all their sin. Selah
³You have taken away all Your wrath;
You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

⁴^(O)Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Your anger toward us to cease.
⁵^(P)Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
⁶Will You not ^(Q)revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?
⁷Show us Your mercy, Lord,
And grant us Your salvation.

⁸I will hear what God the Lord will speak,
For He will speak peace
To His people and to His saints;
But let them not turn back to ^[h]folly.
⁹Surely ^(R)His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
^(S)That glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Mercy and truth have met together;
^(T)Righteousness and peace have kissed.
¹¹Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
¹²^(U)Yes, the Lord will give what is good;
And our land will yield its increase.
¹³Righteousness will go before Him,
And shall make His footsteps our pathway.