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Psalmul 84

Către mai-marele cântăreţilor. De cântat pe ghitit. Un psalm al fiilor lui Core

Cât de plăcute(A) sunt locaşurile Tale,
Doamne al oştirilor!
Sufletul(B) meu suspină şi tânjeşte de dor după curţile Domnului,
inima şi carnea mea strigă către Dumnezeul cel viu!
Până şi pasărea îşi găseşte o casă acolo
şi rândunica, un cuib unde îşi pune puii…
Ah, altarele Tale, Doamne al oştirilor,
Împăratul meu şi Dumnezeul meu!
Ferice(C) de cei ce locuiesc în Casa Ta,
căci ei tot mai pot să Te laude!
Ferice de cei ce-şi pun tăria în Tine,
în a căror inimă locuieşte încrederea!
Când străbat aceştia Valea Plângerii(D), o prefac într-un loc plin de izvoare
şi ploaia timpurie o acoperă cu binecuvântări.
Ei merg din(E) putere în putere,
şi se(F) înfăţişează înaintea lui Dumnezeu în Sion.
Doamne, Dumnezeul oştirilor, ascultă rugăciunea mea!
Ia aminte, Dumnezeul lui Iacov!
Tu, care eşti scutul nostru, vezi, Dumnezeule(G),
şi priveşte faţa unsului Tău!
10 Căci mai mult face o zi în curţile Tale decât o mie în altă parte;
eu vreau mai bine să stau în pragul Casei Dumnezeului meu,
decât să locuiesc în corturile răutăţii!
11 Căci Domnul Dumnezeu este un soare(H) şi un scut(I),
Domnul dă îndurare şi slavă,
şi nu lipseşte de niciun(J) bine pe cei ce duc o viaţă fără prihană.
12 Doamne al oştirilor,
ferice(K) de omul care se încrede în Tine!

Psalm 84

To the Chief Musician; set to a Philistine lute, or [possibly] a particular Gittite tune. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

How lovely are Your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

My soul yearns, yes, even pines and is homesick for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out and sing for joy to the living God.

Yes, the sparrow has found a house, 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.

Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are those who dwell in Your house and Your presence; they will be singing Your praises all the day long. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

Passing through the Valley of Weeping (Baca), they make it a place of springs; the early rain also fills [the pools] with blessings.

They go from strength to strength [increasing in victorious power]; each of them appears before God in Zion.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

Behold our shield [the king as Your agent], O God, and look upon the face of Your anointed!

10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand [anywhere else]; I would rather be a doorkeeper and stand at the threshold in the house of my God than to dwell [at ease] in the tents of wickedness.

11 For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

12 O Lord of hosts, blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts in You [leaning and believing on You, committing all and confidently looking to You, and that without fear or misgiving]!

Psalm 84[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

How lovely is your dwelling place,(A)
    Lord Almighty!
My soul yearns,(B) even faints,
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
    for the living God.(C)
Even the sparrow has found a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself,
    where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,(D)
    Lord Almighty,(E) my King(F) and my God.(G)
Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
    they are ever praising you.[c]

Blessed are those whose strength(H) is in you,
    whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.(I)
As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
    they make it a place of springs;(J)
    the autumn(K) rains also cover it with pools.[d]
They go from strength to strength,(L)
    till each appears(M) before God in Zion.(N)

Hear my prayer,(O) Lord God Almighty;
    listen to me, God of Jacob.
Look on our shield,[e](P) O God;
    look with favor on your anointed one.(Q)

10 Better is one day in your courts
    than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper(R) in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the Lord God is a sun(S) and shield;(T)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold(U)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

12 Lord Almighty,
    blessed(V) is the one who trusts in you.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:1 In Hebrew texts 84:1-12 is numbered 84:2-13.
  2. Psalm 84:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 84:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
  4. Psalm 84:6 Or blessings
  5. Psalm 84:9 Or sovereign