12Who said, “Let us take for ourselves *
the fields of God as our possession.”
13O my God, make them like whirling dust *
and like chaff before the wind;
14Like fire that burns down a forest, *
like the flame that sets mountains ablaze.
15Drive them with your tempest *
and terrify them with your storm;
16Cover their faces with shame, O Lord, *
that they may seek your Name.
17Let them be disgraced and terrified for ever; *
let them be put to confusion and perish.
18Let them know that you, whose Name is Yahweh, *
you alone are the Most High over all the earth.
84Quam dilecta!
1How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts! *
My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
2The sparrow has found her a house
and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young; *
by the side of your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.
3Happy are they who dwell in your house! *
they will always be praising you.
4Happy are the people whose strength is in you! *
whose hearts are set on the pilgrims’ way.