Psalms 84:1-5 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

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

³ Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. Selah

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion.

¹ For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core.

² O Lord, thou hast taken pleasure in thy land: thou hast turned back the captivity of Jacob.

³ Thou hast forgiven thy people their transgressions; thou hast covered all their sins. Pause.

⁴ Thou hast caused all thy wrath to cease: thou hast turned from thy fierce anger.

⁵ Turn us, O God of our salvation, and turn thine anger away from us.

¹ To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. 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 an 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 still praising thee. Selah.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

¹ To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. 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 an 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 still praising thee. Selah.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

¹ (85) For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core. O Lord, you have taken pleasure in your land: you have turned back the captivity of Jacob.

² You have forgiven your people their transgressions; you have covered all their sins. Pause.

³ You have caused all your wrath to cease: you have turned from your fierce anger.

⁴ Turn us, O God of our salvation, and turn your anger away from us.

⁵ Wouldest you be angry with us for ever? or will you continue your wrath from generation to generation?

¹ For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 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 cry out unto the living God.

³ Yea, the sparrow hath found her an 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 still praising thee. Selah

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

¹ Lord, you who are the Commander of the armies of angels, your temple is very beautiful!

² I SYN would like to be there; Yahweh, I desire that very much DOU. With all of my inner being I sing joyfully to you, the all-powerful God.

³ Even sparrows and swallows have built nests near your temple, where you protect them DOU; they take care of their young babies near the altars where people offer sacrifices to you, who are the commander of the armies of heaven, and my king and my God.

⁴ ◄Happy are/You are pleased with► those who ◄live/continually worship► in your temple, constantly singing to praise you.

⁵ Happy are those who know that you are the one who causes them to be strong, those who strongly desire to ◄make the trip/go► to Zion Hill.

¹ (85) For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core. O Lord, you have taken pleasure in your land: you have turned back the captivity of Jacob.

² You have forgiven your people their transgressions; you have covered all their sins. Pause.

³ You have caused all your wrath to cease: you have turned from your fierce anger.

⁴ Turn us, O God of our salvation, and turn your anger away from us.

⁵ Wouldest you be angry with us for ever? or will you continue your wrath from generation to generation?

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!

² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!

² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!

² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Armies, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

¹ To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies!

² The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.

³ The little birds have places for themselves, where they may put their young, even your altars, O Lord of armies, my King and my God.

⁴ Happy are they whose resting-place is in your house: they will still be praising you. (Selah.)

⁵ Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

¹ To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

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

³ Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she layeth her young, thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, my King and my God.

⁴ Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, — they, in whose heart are the highways.

¹ Unto the end, for the sons of Core, a psalm.

² Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

³ Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered all their sins.

⁴ Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou best turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.

⁵ Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.

¹ For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. On the gittith. How wonderful is the place where you live, Lord Almighty!

² I long, I ache, to be in the courts of the Lord. My mind and my body sing for joy to the living God.

³ Even a sparrow finds a home there, and a swallow builds a nest for herself where she can raise her chicks near to your altars, Lord Almighty, my king and my God.

⁴ How happy are those who live in your house—they are always praising you! Selah.

⁵ How happy are those whose strength is in you, those who are determined to make a pilgrimage.

¹ To him that excelleth upon Gittith. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. O Lord of hostes, howe amiable are thy Tabernacles!

² My soule longeth, yea, and fainteth for the courtes of the Lord: for mine heart and my flesh reioyce in the liuing God.

³ Yea, the sparrowe hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest for her, where she may lay her yong: euen by thine altars, O Lord of hostes, my King and my God.

⁴ Blessed are they that dwell in thine house: they will euer praise thee. Selah.

⁵ Blessed is the man, whose strength is in thee, and in whose heart are thy wayes.

¹ (84-1) For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. (84-2) How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

² (84-3) My soul yearneth, yea, even pineth for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy unto the living God.

³ (84-4) Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young; Thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God — .

⁴ (84-5) Happy are they that dwell in Thy house, they are ever praising Thee. Selah

⁵ (84-6) Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways.

¹ To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. 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 still praising thee. Selah.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the ways of them.

¹ “To the chief musician upon Gittith, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” (84:2) How lovely are thy dwelling-places, O Lord of hosts!

² (84:3) My soul desired, yea, it also longed for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh shout with joy unto the living God.

³ (84:4) Even as the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young:—have I found thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

⁴ (84:5) Happy are they who dwell in thy house: they will be continually praising thee. Selah.

⁵ (84:6) Happy is the man whose strong confidence is in thee, all whose heart reflecteth on the paths of righteousness.

¹ For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Korah.

² O Lord, thou hast taken pleasure in thy land: Thou hast turned back the captivity of Jacob.

³ Thou hast forgiven thy people their transgressions; Thou hast covered all their sins. Pause.

⁴ Thou hast caused all thy wrath to cease: Thou hast turned from thy fierce anger.

⁵ Turn us, O God of our salvation, And turn thine anger away from us.

¹ “For the leader of the music. On the Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” How lovely are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

² My soul longeth, yea, fainteth, for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry aloud for the living God.

³ The very sparrow findeth an abode, And the swallow a nest, where they may lay their young, By thine altars, O LORD of hosts, My king and my God!

⁴ Happy they who dwell in thy house, Who are continually praising thee! Pause.

⁵ Happy the man whose glory is in thee, In whose heart are the ways to Jerusalem!

¹ For the leader. On the gittith. Of the Korahites, a psalm. How dearly loved is the place where you live, Lord of hosts!

² How I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord. Now heart and flesh cry for joy to the living God.

³ Even the sparrow has found her a home and the swallow a nest, to lay her young, near your altar, Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

⁴ Happy those who live in your house, praising you evermore. Selah

⁵ Happy those whose strength is in you, people with pilgrim hearts.

¹ For the leader. On the gittith. Of the Korahites, a psalm. How dearly loved is the place where you live, Lord of hosts!

² How I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord. Now heart and flesh cry for joy to the living God.

³ Even the sparrow has found her a home and the swallow a nest, to lay her young, near your altar, Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

⁴ Happy those who live in your house, praising you evermore. Selah

⁵ Happy those whose strength is in you, people with pilgrim hearts.

¹ How yadid ·lovely· are your dwellings, Adonai Tzva'ot Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies!

² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Adonai . My heart and my flesh cry out for the Elohim Chayim Living God.

³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Adonai Tzva'ot Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you; who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

¹ For the chief musician; set to the Gittith style. A psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is the place where you live, Yahweh of hosts!

² I long for the courts of Yahweh, my desire for it has made me exhausted. My heart and all of my being call out to the living God.

³ Even the sparrow has found her a house and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young near your altars, Yahweh of hosts, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are they who live in your house; they praise you continually. Selah

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways up to Zion.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!

² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!

² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Armies, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

¹ To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

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

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

⁴ Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them .

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Hosts!

² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Hosts, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Hosts!

² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Hosts, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

¹ To victory, on the pressers or wine presses. The psalm of the sons of Korah. Lord of virtues, thy taber-nacles be greatly loved;

² my soul coveteth, and faileth into the porches of the Lord. Mine heart, and my flesh; full out joyed into quick God or God alive.

³ For why a sparrow findeth an house to itself; and a turtle findeth a nest to itself, where it shall keep his birds. Lord of virtues, thine altars; my king, and my God.

⁴ Lord, blessed be they that dwell in thine house; they shall praise thee into the worlds of worlds.

⁵ Blessed is the man, whose help is of thee; he hath ordained thy goings in his heart,

¹ To victory, on the pressers. The psalm of the sons of Korah. Lord of virtues, thy tabernacles be greatly loved; (For the choirmaster, on the gittith, a song by the Korahites. Lord of hosts, how greatly loved be thy tabernacles or how beautiful is thy dwelling place;)

² my soul coveteth, and faileth into the porches of the Lord. Mine heart, and my flesh; full out joyed into quick God. (my soul desireth, and longeth for, the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. My heart, and my flesh, rejoiced in the living God.)

³ For why a sparrow findeth an house to itself; and a turtle(dove) findeth a nest to itself, where it shall keep his birds. Lord of virtues, thine altars; my king, and my God. (For there a sparrow findeth a house for itself; and a turtledove findeth a nest for itself, where it shall keep its young. Yea, beside thy altars, Lord of hosts; my King, and my God.)

⁴ Lord, blessed be they that dwell in thine house; they shall praise thee into the worlds of worlds. (Lord, happy be those who live in thy House; they shall praise thee forever.)

⁵ Blessed is the man, whose help is of thee; he hath ordained (thy) goings in his heart, (Happy be those whose help is in thee or whose strength is in thee; they have ordained thy ways in their hearts.)

¹ To the Overseer. — 'On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' — A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts!

² My soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God,

³ (Even a sparrow hath found a house, And a swallow a nest for herself, Where she hath placed her brood,) Thine altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, My king and my God.

⁴ O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. Selah.

⁵ O the happiness of a man whose strength is in Thee, Highways are in their heart.