- Trusts God. The Psalmist says in Psalm 84, vs 10, NIV “Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.”
- God is a sun and a shield vs 11
- All who trusts God and whose walk is blameless are blessed vs 5, 11-12.
Psalms 84:1-12
[1]How I love your Temple, Lord Almighty!
[2]How I want to be there! I long to be in the Lord’s Temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God.
[3]Even the sparrows have built a nest, and the swallows have their own home; they keep their young near your altars, Lord Almighty, my king and my God.
[4]How happy are those who live in your Temple, always singing praise to you.
[5]How happy are those whose strength comes from you, who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.
[6]As they pass through the dry valley of Baca, it becomes a place of springs; the autumn rain fills it with pools.
[7]They grow stronger as they go; they will see the God of gods on Zion.
[8]Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty. Listen, O God of Jacob!
[9]Bless our king, O God, the king you have chosen.
[10]One day spent in your Temple is better than a thousand anywhere else; I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God than live in the homes of the wicked.
[11]The Lord is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honour. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right.
[12]Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you!