Psalm 84

God's temple brings joy to his people

¹Lord Almighty ,

the temple where you live is beautiful!

²I want very much to go to the Lord 's temple.

I very much want to be in the temple yards.

With all that I am, and with great joy ,

I sing to you, the God who lives for ever!

³In your temple,

even sparrows have their homes.

Swallows build their nests there,

to take care of their babies.

They can be near to your altars ,

Lord Almighty, my king and my God.

⁴You have truly blessed those people

who live in your temple.

They can praise you all the time!

⁵You have blessed those people

who come to you to make them strong.

They love to travel to your temple in Zion .

⁶As they go through the dry Baka Valley,

springs of water appear there!

The autumn rain covers the valley with pools.

⁷The people become stronger as they travel,

until each one meets with God in Zion.

⁸Lord God Almighty ,

please listen to my prayer !

God of Jacob, hear me!

⁹God, look at our king,

the one who protects us like a shield !

Take care of the king that you have chosen.

¹⁰I would rather be near your temple for one day

than have a thousand days anywhere else.

I would rather stand at the entrance of God's temple

than live among wicked people.

¹¹The Lord God is like a sun

and a shield for his people.

He is kind to his people

and he gives them honour .

To those who do what is right,

he gives every good thing that they need.

¹²Lord Almighty ,

you have truly blessed everyone who trusts in you!