Our Lover is . . . Strong

Dave Carlsen October 30, 2011

Psalm 84

¹ How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
² I long, yes, I faint with longing
to enter the courts of the Lord.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.
³ Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young
at a place near your altar,
O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!
⁴ What joy for those who can live in your house,
always singing your praises.
⁵ What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord,
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
⁶ When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,
it will become a place of refreshing springs.
The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
⁷ They will continue to grow stronger,
and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.⁸ O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer.
Listen, O God of Jacob.
⁹ O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
Show favor to the one you have anointed.
¹⁰ A single day in your courts
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
¹¹ For the Lord God is our sun and our shield.
He gives us grace and glory.
The Lord will withhold no good thing
from those who do what is right.
¹² O Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
what joy for those who trust in you.

Other Passages:

Psalm 105
1 Peter 5:2-3
Ephesians 3:14-21
2 Cronicals 69