Psalms 84; Psalms 85; Psalms 86

1 Lord All-Powerful, how lovely is your Temple!

2 I want more than anything to be in the courtyards of the Lord's Temple. My whole being wants to be with the living God.

3 The sparrows have found a home, and the swallows have nests. They raise their young near your altars, Lord All-Powerful, my King and my God.

4 Happy are the people who live at your Temple; they are always praising you. Selah

5 Happy are those whose strength comes from you, who want to travel to Jerusalem.

6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it like a spring. The autumn rains fill it with pools of water.

7 The people get stronger as they go, and everyone meets with God in Jerusalem.

8 Lord God All-Powerful, hear my prayer; God of Jacob, listen to me. Selah

9 God, look at our shield; be kind to your appointed king.

10 One day in the courtyards of your Temple is better than a thousand days anywhere else. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the Temple of my God than live in the homes of the wicked.

11 The Lord God is like a sun and shield; the Lord gives us kindness and honor. He does not hold back anything good from those whose lives are innocent.

12 Lord All-Powerful, happy are the people who trust you!

1 Lord, you have been kind to your land; you brought back the people of Jacob.

2 You forgave the guilt of the people and covered all their sins. Selah

3 You stopped all your anger; you turned back from your strong anger.

4 God our Savior, bring us back again. Stop being angry with us.

5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you stay angry from now on?

6 Won't you give us life again? Your people would rejoice in you.

7 Lord, show us your love, and save us.

8 I will listen to God the Lord. He has ordered peace for those who worship him. Don't let them go back to foolishness.

9 God will soon save those who respect him, and his glory will be seen in our land.

10 Love and truth belong to God's people; goodness and peace will be theirs.

11 On earth people will be loyal to God, and God's goodness will shine down from heaven.

12 The Lord will give his goodness, and the land will give its crops.

13 Goodness will go before God and prepare the way for him. A prayer of David.

1 Lord, listen to me and answer me. I am poor and helpless.

2 Protect me, because I worship you. My God, save me, your servant who trusts in you.

3 Lord, have mercy on me, because I have called to you all day.

4 Give happiness to me, your servant, because I give my life to you, Lord.

5 Lord, you are kind and forgiving and have great love for those who call to you.

6 Lord, hear my prayer, and listen when I ask for mercy.

7 I call to you in times of trouble, because you will answer me.

8 Lord, there is no god like you and no works like yours.

9 Lord, all the nations you have made will come and worship you. They will honor you.

10 You are great and you do miracles. Only you are God.

11 Lord, teach me what you want me to do, and I will live by your truth. Teach me to respect you completely.

12 Lord, my God, I will praise you with all my heart, and I will honor your name forever.

13 You have great love for me. You have saved me from death.

14 God, proud men are attacking me; a gang of cruel men is trying to kill me. They do not respect you.

15 But Lord, you are a God who shows mercy and is kind. You don't become angry quickly. You have great love and faithfulness.

16 Turn to me and have mercy. Give me, your servant, strength. Save me, the son of your female servant.

17 Show me a sign of your goodness. When my enemies look, they will be ashamed. You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me. A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.