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To the Director: On the Gittith.

A Psalm by the descendants of Korah.

Longing for God

84 How lovely are your dwelling places,
    Lord of the Heavenly Armies.
I desire and long
    for the Temple[a] courts of the Lord.
My heart and body[b] sing for joy
    to the living God.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:2 The Heb. lacks temple
  2. Psalm 84:2 Lit. flesh
  3. Psalm 84:2 Or the God of life

Psalm 84[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

How lovely is your dwelling place,(A)
    Lord Almighty!
My soul yearns,(B) even faints,
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
    for the living God.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:1 In Hebrew texts 84:1-12 is numbered 84:2-13.
  2. Psalm 84:1 Title: Probably a musical term