*Psalms 84

₁Lord, You who rule over everything,

I love your temple.

₂I want to be at your temple.

I long for the temple of the Lord,

and I want to rejoice and

be with the living God.

₃Lord, You who rule over everything,

the sparrows have nests

and the swallows have a place

for their babies at your altars,

my King and my God.

₄You bless people who live in your temple.

They always praise You, and they never stop. Selah

₅You bless the people who trust in You

and know that You will protect them,

the people who want to come to your house.

₆When they go through the Valley of Baka,

the fountains open for them,

and when the first rain falls in autumn,

there are pools of water everywhere.

₇You make your people stronger every day

until they come to God in Zion.

₈Lord, God Almighty,

please listen when I pray.

Please hear what I ask You,

God_of_Jacob. Selah

₉O God, please be good to the king

who has to protect us.

Please look after your anointed servant.

₁₀One day in your house is better

than 1 000 days at any other place.

It is better for me to be a gatekeeper

in the temple of my God than to live

in the beautiful homes of sinful people.

₁₁The Lord God gives us life

and He protects us.

God is merciful and He honours us.

He gives good things to honest people.

₁₂O Lord Almighty,

You bless everyone who trusts in You.