第 84 篇
渴慕住在聖殿
可拉後裔的詩，交給樂長，用迦特樂器。
1萬軍之耶和華啊，
你的居所多麼美好！
2我深願進入耶和華的院宇，
我的身心向永活的上帝歡呼。
3萬軍之耶和華，
我的王我的上帝啊，
在你的祭壇邊，麻雀找到了家，
燕子築巢養育幼雛。
4住在你殿裡的人有福了！
他們不斷地歌頌你。（細拉）
5靠你得力量、嚮往到錫安朝見你的人有福了！
6他們走過流淚谷，
這谷就變成泉源之地，
秋雨使谷中水塘遍佈。
7他們越走越有力，
都要到錫安朝見上帝。
8萬軍之上帝耶和華啊，
求你聽我的禱告；
雅各的上帝啊，求你垂聽。（細拉）
9上帝啊，求你照看我們的盾牌，
垂顧你所膏立的王。
10在你的院宇住一日勝過在別處住千日！
我寧願在我上帝的殿中看門，
也不願住在惡人的帳篷裡。
11因為耶和華上帝是太陽，是盾牌；
祂賜下恩惠和尊榮，
不留下任何好處不賜給行為正直的人。
12萬軍之耶和華啊，
信靠你的人有福了！
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!84.1 for the sons: or, of the sons
2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
3Yea, 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.
4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
6Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.84.6 Baca…: or, mulberry trees make him a well, etc84.6 filleth: Heb. covereth
7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.84.7 strength to…: or, company to company
8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.84.10 I had…: Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold
11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
