Chapter 84
Better Is One Day in Your Courts
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For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤕𐤉𐤕 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤒𐤓𐤇 𐤌𐤄 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־ הַגִּתִּ֑ית מִזְמֽוֹר׃ לִבְנֵי־ קֹ֥רַח מַה־ יְּדִיד֥וֹת מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶ֗יךָ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ ‘al- hag·git·tîṯ miz·mō·wr liḇ·nê- qō·raḥ mah- yə·ḏî·ḏō·wṯ miš·kə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā Yah·weh ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — WLC · 1
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My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤍𐤊𐤎𐤐𐤄 𐤅𐤂𐤌 𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤅𐤁𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤍𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤇𐤉 𐤀𐤋
נַפְשִׁי֮ נִכְסְפָ֬ה וְגַם־ כָּלְתָ֨ה׀ לְחַצְר֪וֹת יְה֫וָ֥ה לִבִּ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֑י יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ אֶ֣ל חָֽי׃ אֵֽל־ nap̄·šî niḵ·sə·p̄āh wə·ḡam- kā·lə·ṯāh lə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ Yah·weh lib·bî ū·ḇə·śā·rî yə·ran·nə·nū ’el ḥāy ’êl- — WLC · 2
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Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young… near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
𐤂𐤌 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤓 𐤒𐤍 𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤔𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉
גַּם־ צִפּ֨וֹר׀ מָ֪צְאָה בַ֡יִת וּדְר֤וֹר׀ קֵ֥ן לָהּ֮ אֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֪תָה אֶפְרֹ֫חֶ֥יהָ אֶֽת־ מִ֭זְבְּחוֹתֶיךָ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת מַ֝לְכִּ֗י וֵאלֹהָֽי׃ gam- ṣip·pō·wr mā·ṣə·’āh ḇa·yiṯ ū·ḏə·rō·wr qên lāh ’ă·šer- šā·ṯāh ’ep̄·rō·ḥe·hā ’eṯ- miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯe·ḵā Yah·weh ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ mal·kî wê·lō·hāy — WLC · 3
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How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤊 𐤏𐤅𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤊 𐤎𐤋𐤄
אַ֭שְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵיתֶ֑ךָ ע֝֗וֹד יְֽהַלְל֥וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃ ’aš·rê yō·wō·šə·ḇê ḇê·ṯe·ḵā ‘ō·wḏ yə·hal·lū·ḵā se·lāh — WLC · 4
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Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤏𐤅𐤆 𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤊 𐤁𐤋𐤁𐤁𐤌 𐤌𐤎𐤋𐤅𐤕
אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם עֽוֹז־ ל֥וֹ בָ֑ךְ בִּלְבָבָֽם׃ מְ֝סִלּ֗וֹת ’aš·rê ’ā·ḏām ‘ō·wz- lōw ḇāḵ bil·ḇā·ḇām mə·sil·lō·wṯ — WLC · 5
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As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤁𐤏𐤌𐤒 𐤄𐤁𐤊𐤀 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤄𐤅 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤍 𐤂𐤌 𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤄 𐤉𐤏𐤈𐤄 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤕
עֹבְרֵ֤י׀ בְּעֵ֣מֶק הַ֭בָּכָא יְשִׁית֑וּהוּ מַעְיָ֣ן גַּם־ מוֹרֶֽה׃ יַעְטֶ֥ה בְּ֝רָכ֗וֹת ‘ō·ḇə·rê bə·‘ê·meq hab·bā·ḵā yə·šî·ṯū·hū ma‘·yān gam- mō·w·reh ya‘·ṭeh bə·rā·ḵō·wṯ — WLC · 6
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They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤀𐤋 𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍
יֵ֭לְכוּ מֵחַ֣יִל אֶל־ חָ֑יִל יֵרָאֶ֖ה אֶל־ אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּצִיּֽוֹן׃ yê·lə·ḵū mê·ḥa·yil ’el- ḥā·yil yê·rā·’eh ’el- ’ĕ·lō·hîm bə·ṣî·yō·wn — WLC · 7
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O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤄 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 𐤎𐤋𐤄
יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים צְ֭בָאוֹת שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י הַאֲזִ֨ינָה אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃ Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hîm ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ šim·‘āh ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî ha·’ă·zî·nāh ’ĕ·lō·hê ya·‘ă·qōḇ se·lāh — WLC · 8
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Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤌𐤂𐤍𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤁𐤈 𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤇𐤊
רְאֵ֣ה מָ֭גִנֵּנוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְ֝הַבֵּ֗ט פְּנֵ֣י מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃ rə·’êh mā·ḡin·nê·nū ’ĕ·lō·hîm wə·hab·bêṭ pə·nê mə·šî·ḥe·ḵā — WLC · 9
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For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
𐤊𐤉 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤁𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤊 𐤌𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤄𐤎𐤕𐤅𐤐𐤐 𐤁𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤓 𐤁𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉 𐤓𐤔𐤏
כִּ֤י טֽוֹב־ י֥וֹם בַּחֲצֵרֶ֗יךָ מֵ֫אָ֥לֶף בָּחַ֗רְתִּי הִ֭סְתּוֹפֵף בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהַ֑י מִ֝דּ֗וּר בְּאָהֳלֵי־ רֶֽשַׁע׃ kî ṭō·wḇ- yō·wm ba·ḥă·ṣê·re·ḵā mê·’ā·lep̄ bā·ḥar·tî his·tō·w·p̄êp̄ bə·ḇêṯ ’ĕ·lō·hay mid·dūr bə·’ā·ho·lê- re·ša‘ — WLC · 10
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For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤌𐤔 𐤅𐤌𐤂𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤇𐤍 𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 𐤉𐤌𐤍𐤏 𐤋𐤀 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌
כִּ֤י יְהוָ֪ה אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ׀ וּמָגֵן֮ יְהוָ֑ה יִתֵּ֣ן חֵ֣ן וְ֭כָבוֹד יִמְנַע־ לֹ֥א ט֝֗וֹב לַֽהֹלְכִ֥ים בְּתָמִֽים׃ kî Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hîm še·meš ū·mā·ḡên Yah·weh yit·tên ḥên wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ yim·na‘- lō ṭō·wḇ la·hō·lə·ḵîm bə·ṯā·mîm — WLC · 11
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O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤁𐤈𐤇 𐤁𐤊
יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֑וֹת אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י אָ֝דָ֗ם בֹּטֵ֥חַ בָּֽךְ׃ Yah·weh ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ ’aš·rê ’ā·ḏām bō·ṭê·aḥ bāḵ — WLC · 12