Psalm 84

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

1 O how amiable are thy dwellings, thou | Lord of | hosts! ||

2 My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord; * my heart and my flesh re- | joice • in the | living | God. ||

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, * and the swallow a nest, where she may | lay her | young; ||

even thy altars, O Lord of | hosts, my | 3 King and • my | God. ||

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; * they will be | alway | praising • thee. ||

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in | thee; • in whose | 3 heart are • thy | ways. ||

6 Who going through the vale of misery | use it • for a | well; ||

and the | pools are | filled with | water. ||

2nd half

7 They will go from | strength to | strength, ||

and unto the God of gods appeareth every | one of | them in | Sion. ||

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; * hearken, O | God of | Jacob. ||

9 Behold, O God our defender, * and look upon the | face of | thine an- | ointed. ||

10 For one day in thy courts is | better • than a | thousand. ||

11 I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, * than to | dwell • in the | 3 tents of • un- | godli•ness. ||

12 For the Lord God is a | light • and de- | fence; ||

the Lord will give grace and worship; * and no good thing shall he withhold from | them that • live a | godly | life. ||

13 O 3 Lord | God of | hosts, ||

blessed is the man that | 3 putteth his | trust in | thee. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||