About the song

Origin: Book of Psalms
In Septuagint (LXX): Ψαλμός 83
In Masoretic Text: Psalm 84 

Hebrew Composer & Lyricist:
Sons of Korah

Greek Translation:
The 72 translators of the Septuagint

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Lyrics

Verse 1 (Psalm 84:1):

Ὡς ἀγαπητὰ τὰ σκηνώματά Σου
Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων

( Os agapita ta skinomata Su,
Kyrie ton Dynameon! )
How beloved are Your encampments,
O LORD of the Hosts!

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 2 (Psalm 84:2):

Ἐπιποθεῖ καὶ ἐκλείπει ἡ ψυχή μου
εἰς τὰς αὐλὰς τοῦ Κυρίου
Ἡ καρδία μου καὶ ἡ σάρξ μου
ἠγαλλιάσαντο ἐπὶ Θεὸν Ζῶντα

( Epipothi ke eklipi i psykhi mu
is tas avlas tu Kyriu.
I kardia mu ke i sarx mu
igalliasanto epi Theon Zonta. )
My soul yearns and faints
for the courtyards of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
rejoiced over the Living God.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 3 (Psalm 84:3):

Καὶ γὰρ στρουθίον
εὗρεν ἑαυτῷ οἰκίαν
καὶ τρυγὼν νοσσιὰν ἑαυτῇ
οὗ θήσει τὰ νοσσία ἑαυτῆς

( Ke gar struthion
evren eafto ykian
ke trygon nossian eafti
u thisi ta nossia eaftis )
For even the sparrow
found itself a home,
and the turtle dove a nest herself,
where she will put her nestlings,

τὰ θυσιαστήριά Σου
Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων
ὁ Βασιλεύς μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου

( ta thysiastiria Su,
Kyrie ton Dynameon,
o Vasilefs mu ke o Theos mu. )
(at) Your altars,
O LORD of the Hosts,
my King and my God.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 4 (Psalm 84:4):

Μακάριοι οἱ κατοικοῦντες
ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Σου
εἰς τοὺς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων
αἰνέσουσί Σε

( Makariyi y katykuntes
en to yko Su,
is tus eonas ton eonon
enesusi Se. )
Blessed are those who dwell
in Your house,
unto the ages of ages
they will praise You.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 5 (Psalm 84:5):

Μακάριος ἀνήρ
ᾧ ἐστιν ἀντίληψις αὐτῷ παρὰ Σοῦ
Ἀναβάσεις
ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ διέθετο

( Makarios anir
o estin antilipsis afto para Su.
Anavasis
en ti kardia aftu dietheto )
Blessed is the man
to whom help is from You to him.
He made a covenant in his heart
(to do) ascents

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 6 (Psalm 84:6):

ἐν τῇ Κοιλάδι τοῦ Κλαυθμῶνος
εἰς τὸν τόπον ὃν ἔθετο
καὶ γὰρ εὐλογίας δώσει
ὁ Νομοθετῶν

( en ti Kyladi tu Klafthmonos
is ton topon on etheto
ke gar evlogias dosi
o Nomotheton. )
in the Valley of Weeping,
to the place that He appointed
and since the Lawmaker (God)
will give blessings.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 7 (Psalm 84:7):

Πορεύσονται
ἐκ δυνάμεως εἰς δύναμιν
Ὀφθήσεται ὁ Θεὸς τῶν θεῶν
ἐν Σιών

( Porefsonte
ek dynameos is dynamin.
Ofthisete o Theos ton theon
en Sion. )
They will go
from power to power.
The God of gods will be seen
in Zion.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 8 (Psalm 84:8):

Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Δυνάμεων
εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου
ἐνώτισαι ὁ Θεὸς ᾿Ιακώβ

( Kyrie o Theos ton Dynameon,
isakuson tis prosefkhis mu,
enotise, o Theos Iakov. )
O LORD God of the Hosts,
listen to my prayer,
hearken, God of Jacob.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 9 (Psalm 84:9):

Ὑπερασπιστὰ ἡμῶν
ἴδε ὁ Θεός
καὶ ἐπίβλεψον
εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ χριστοῦ Σου

( Yperaspista imon,
ide, o Theos,
ke epivlepson
is to prosopon tu khristu Su. )
O our Defender,
God, behold,
and look attentively
at the face of Your anointed.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 10 (Psalm 84:10):

Ὅτι κρείσσων ἡμέρα μία
ἐν ταῖς αὐλαῖς Σου
ὑπὲρ χιλιάδας

( Oti krisson imera mia
en tes avles Su
yper khiliadas. )
Because better is one day
in Your courtyards
over thousands (elsewhere).

Ἐξελεξάμην παραρριπτεῖσθαι
ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ μου
μᾶλλον ἢ οἰκεῖν με
ἐν σκηνώμασιν ἁμαρτωλῶν

( Exelexamin pararriptisthe
en to yko tu Theu mu
mallon i ykin me
en skinomasin amartolon. )
I chose to be neglected
in the house of my God
more than to settle me
in the encampments of the sinners.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 11 (Psalm 84:11):

Ὅτι ἔλεος καὶ ἀλήθειαν
ἀγαπᾷ Κύριος ὁ Θεός
χάριν καὶ δόξαν δώσει

( Oti eleos ke alithian
agapa Kyrios o Theos,
kharin ke doxan dosi. )
Because the LORD God
loves mercy and truth,
He will give grace and glory.

Κύριος οὐ στερήσει τὰ ἀγαθὰ
τοῖς πορευομένοις ἐν ἀκακίᾳ

( Kyrios u sterisi ta agatha
tys porevomenys en akakia. )
The LORD will not withhold good things
for those who walk in innocence.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

Verse 12 (Psalm 84:12):

Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Δυνάμεων
μακάριος ἄνθρωπος
ὁ ἐλπίζων ἐπὶ Σέ

( Kyrie o Theos ton Dynameon,
makarios anthropos
o elpizon epi Se. )
O LORD God of the Hosts,
blessed is the human
who puts hope in You.

Εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε

( Isakuson mu Kyrie! )
Listen to me O LORD!

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