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Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Batabani ba Koola.

84 (A)Eweema zo nga nnungi,
    Ayi Mukama ow’Eggye!
(B)Omwoyo gwange guyaayaana,
    gwagala na kuzirika,
olw’empya za Mukama,
    omutima gwange n’omubiri gwange bikoowoola Katonda omulamu.
(C)Weewaawo,
    ne nkazaluggya yeekoledde ekisu,
    n’akataayi ennyumba mwe binaakulizanga abaana baabyo
awo okumpi n’Ebyoto byo,
    Ayi Mukama Ayinzabyonna, Kabaka wange, era Katonda wange.
Balina omukisa ababeera mu nnyumba yo,
    banaakutenderezanga.

(D)Alina omukisa omuntu eyeesiga amaanyi go,
    era assaayo omwoyo okutambulira mu makubo go.
(E)Bayita mu kiwonvu Baka,
    ne bakifuula ekifo ky’ensulo;
    n’enkuba ya ddumbi n’ejjuza ebidiba byakyo.
(F)Bagenda beeyongera amaanyi,
    okutuusa lwe batuuka mu maaso ga Katonda mu Sayuuni.

Wulira okusaba kwange, Ayi Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye;
    mpuliriza, Ayi Katonda wa Yakobo.
(G)Ayi Katonda, Engabo yaffe,
    tunuulira kabaka wo n’okusaasira oyo gwe wafukako amafuta.

10 (H)Okumala olunaku olumu mu mpya zo,
    kisinga okubeera emyaka olukumi mu bifo ebirala.
Njagala okuba omuggazi mu nnyumba ya Katonda wange,
    okusinga okubeeranga mu weema z’abakola ebibi.
11 (I)Kubanga Mukama Katonda ye njuba yaffe era ye ngabo yaffe;
    atuwa emikisa gye awamu n’ekitiibwa;
tewaliiwo kirungi na kimu ky’ataawa
    abo abatambulira mu makubo ge nga tebaliiko kyakunenyezebwa.

12 (J)Ayi Mukama ow’Eggye
    alina omukisa omuntu akwesiga.

Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the choir director; [a]on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

84 How lovely are Your (A)dwelling places,
O Lord of hosts!
My (B)soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the (C)living God.
The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,
Even Your (D)altars, O Lord of hosts,
(E)My King and my God.
How (F)blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are (G)ever praising You. [b]Selah.

How blessed is the man whose (H)strength is in You,
In [c]whose heart are the (I)highways to Zion!
Passing through the valley of [d]Baca they make it a [e]spring;
The (J)early rain also covers it with blessings.
They (K)go from strength to strength,
[f]Every one of them (L)appears before God in Zion.

O (M)Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O (N)God of Jacob! Selah.
Behold our (O)shield, O God,
And look upon the face of (P)Your anointed.
10 For (Q)a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is (R)a sun and (S)shield;
The Lord gives grace and (T)glory;
(U)No good thing does He withhold [g]from those who walk [h]uprightly.
12 O Lord of hosts,
How (V)blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:1 Or according to
  2. Psalm 84:4 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  3. Psalm 84:5 Lit their
  4. Psalm 84:6 Probably, Weeping; or Balsam trees
  5. Psalm 84:6 Or place of springs
  6. Psalm 84:7 Some ancient versions read The God of gods will be seen in Zion
  7. Psalm 84:11 Lit with regard to
  8. Psalm 84:11 Lit with integrity

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