To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

 

1To the chiefe musician vpon Gittith, a Psalme for the sonnes of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hostes!

2My soule longeth, yea euen fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh cryeth out for the liuing God.

3Yea the sparrowe hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for her selfe, where she may lay her young, euen thine altars, O Lord of hostes, my king and my God.

4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they wilbe still praysing thee. Selah.

5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee: in whose heart are the wayes of them:

6Who passing through the valley of Baca, make it a well: the raine also filleth the pooles.

7They goe from strength to strength: euery one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

8O Lord God of hostes, heare my prayer: giue eare, O God of Iacob. Selah.

9Behold, O God our shield: and looke vpon the face of thine anointed.

10For a day in thy courts, is better then a thousand: I had rather be a doore keeper in the house of my God, then to dwell in the tents of wickednesse.

11For the Lord God is a sunne and shield: the Lord will giue grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walke vprightly.

12O Lord of hostes: blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

I == Ps 27:4

 

 

II == Ps 42:1-2 ; 63:1 ; 73:26 ; 119:20

 

 

 

 

IV == Ps 65:4

 

VI == 2nd Sam 5:22-23

VII == Deut 16:16 ; Prov 4:18 ; Zech 14:16 ; 2nd Cor 3:18

IX == Gen 15:1 ; Ps 84:11

 

 

 

 

XI ==Prov 2:7 ; Isa 60:19

 

XII == Ps 2:12

 

 

 

For the leader; “upon the gittith.” A psalm of the Korahites.

2 How lovely your dwelling,
O LORD of hosts!a

3 My soul yearns and pinesfor the courts of the LORD. My heart and flesh cry out for the living God.

4 As the sparrow finds a home and the swallow a nest to settle her young, My home is by your altars, LORD of hosts, my king and my God!c

5 Blessed are those who dwell in your house! They never cease to praise you. Selah

6 Blessed the man who finds refuge in you, in their hearts are pilgrim roads.

7 As they pass through the Baca valley, they find spring water to drink. The early rain covers it with blessings.

8 They will go from strength to strength* and see the God of gods on Zion.

9 LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; listen, God of Jacob. Selah

10 *O God, watch over our shield; look upon the face of your anointed.

11 Better one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Better the threshold of the house of my God than a home in the tents of the wicked.

12 For a sun and shield is the LORD God, bestowing all grace and glory. The LORD withholds no good thing from those who walk without reproach.

13 O LORD of hosts, blessed the man who trusts in you!

Verses 1-4 This song was to be sung by the sons of Korah, but the Psalmist is not known. It is similar to Psalms 42 and 43 in regard to the intense longing for God. The writer is not even offended over the mess the sparrow or swallow make to be there.
Verses 5-7 Those who make the pilgrimage to the temple were even blessed by the rain the Lord sent to supply them water on the way.
Verses 8-12 The pilgrim first prays for the king who is the anointed shield. This one is so pleased that he would rather serve one day in the house of the Lord than a thousand among wickedness. The Lord is the greater shield. It is what is good in God’s sight that He will not withhold from the righteous.