3Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,s
Lord Almighty,t my Kingu and my God.v
4Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.c
5Blessed are those whose strengthw is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.x
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Psalm 84:3–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.
4Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
ever singing your praise! Selah
5Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
Psalm 84:3–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3Yea, 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.
4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house:
They will be still praising thee. Selah.
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;
In whose heart are the ways of them.
Psalm 84:3–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3Even 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!
4What joy for those who can live in your house,
always singing your praises.
Interlude
5What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord,
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Psalm 84:3–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You.
Selah
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
Psalm 84:3–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
3The 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.
4Happy are the people who live at your Temple;
they are always praising you.
Selah
5Happy are those whose strength comes from you,
who want to travel to Jerusalem.
Psalm 84:3–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,
Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts,
My King, and my God.
4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house:
They will be still praising thee. Selah
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;
In whose heart are the highways to Zion.
Psalm 84:3–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she layeth her young, thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, my King and my God. 4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah. 5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, —they, in whose heart are the highways.
Psalm 84:3–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3Even sparrows find a home,
and swallows find a nest for themselves.
There they hatch their young
near your altars, O Lord of Armies,
my king and my God.
4Blessed are those who live in your house.
They are always praising you.
Selah
5Blessed are those who find strength in you.
Their hearts are on the road ⸤that leads to you⸥.
Psalm 84:3–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3Even a sparrow finds a home,
and a swallow, a nest for herself
where she places her young—
near Your altars, Lord of Hosts,
my King and my God.
4How happy are those who reside in Your house,
who praise You continually. Selah
5Happy are the people whose strength is in You,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
Psalm 84:3–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.
4Happy are those who live in your house,
ever singing your praise. Selah
5Happy are those whose strength is in you,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
Psalm 84:3–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
near your altars, O Yahweh of hosts,
my king and my God.
4Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they can ever praise you. Selah
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in you;
in their heart are the highways to Zion.
Psalm 84:3–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3Lord who rules over all,
even the sparrow has found a home near your altar.
My King and my God,
the swallow also has a nest there,
where she may have her young.
4Blessed are those who live in your house.
They are always praising you. Selah
5Blessed are those whose strength comes from you.
They have decided to travel to your temple.
Psalm 84:3–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ever praising You.
Selah.
5How blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
In whose heart are the highways to Zion!
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