84:5 How blessed are those who 1 find their strength in you,
and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple! 2
84:6 As they pass through the Baca Valley, 3
he provides a spring for them. 4
The rain 5 even covers it with pools of water. 6
84:7 They are sustained as they travel along; 7
each one appears 8 before God in Zion.
84:8 O Lord, sovereign God, 9
hear my prayer!
Listen, O God of Jacob! (Selah)
84:9 O God, take notice of our shield! 10
Show concern for your chosen king! 11
84:10 Certainly 12 spending just one day in your temple courts is better
than spending a thousand elsewhere. 13
I would rather stand at the entrance 14 to the temple of my God
than live 15 in the tents of the wicked.
84:11 For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. 16
The Lord bestows favor 17 and honor;
he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity. 18
84:12 O Lord who rules over all, 19
how blessed are those who trust in you! 20