Psalm 84-85

New American Standard Bible

Longing for the Temple Worship.

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

84 How lovely are Your ^(A)dwelling places,
Lord of armies!
²My ^(B)soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the ^(C)living God.
³The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may put her young:
Your ^(D)altars, Lord of armies,
^(E)My King and my God.
⁴^(F)Blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ^(G)ever praising You. Selah

⁵Blessed is the person whose ^(H)strength is in You,
In ^[b]whose heart are the ^(I)roads to Zion!
⁶Passing through the Valley of ^[c]Baca they make it a ^[d]spring;
The ^(J)early rain also covers it with blessings.
⁷They ^(K)go from strength to strength,
^[e]Every one of them ^(L)appears before God in Zion.

⁸^(M)Lord God of armies, hear my prayer;
Listen, ^(N)God of Jacob! Selah
⁹See our ^(O)shield, God,
And look at the face of ^(P)Your anointed.
¹⁰For ^(Q)a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than live in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹For the Lord God is ^(R)a sun and ^(S)shield;
The Lord gives grace and ^(T)glory;
^(U)He withholds no good thing ^[f]from those who walk with integrity.
¹²Lord of armies,
^(V)Blessed is the person who trusts in You!

Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

85 Lord, You showed ^(W)favor to Your land;
You ^(X)restored the fortunes of Jacob.
²You ^(Y)forgave the guilt of Your people;
You ^(Z)covered all their sin. Selah
³You ^(AA)withdrew all Your fury;
You ^(AB)turned away from Your burning anger.

⁴^(AC)Restore us, God of our salvation,
And ^(AD)cause Your indignation toward us to cease.
⁵Will ^(AE)You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to ^[g]all generations?
⁶Will You not ^[h]^(AF)revive us again,
So that Your people may ^(AG)rejoice in You?
⁷Show us Your mercy, Lord,
And ^(AH)grant us Your salvation.

⁸^[i]I will hear what God the Lord will say;
For He will ^(AI)speak peace to His people, to His godly ones;
And may they not ^(AJ)turn back to ^[j]foolishness.
⁹Certainly ^(AK)His salvation is near to those who ^[k]fear Him,
That ^(AL)glory may dwell in our land.
¹⁰^(AM)Graciousness and ^[l]truth have met together;
^(AN)Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
¹¹^[m]Truth ^(AO)sprouts from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
¹²Indeed, ^(AP)the Lord will give what is good,
And our ^(AQ)land will yield its produce.
¹³^(AR)Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.