Study Desk

How lovely are Your ^(C1)dwelling places, LORD of armies!

My ^(C1)soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the ^(C2)living God.

The bird also has found a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may put her young: Your ^(C1)altars, LORD of armies, ^(C2)My King and my God.

^(C1)Blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ^(C2)ever praising You. Selah

Blessed is the person whose ^(C1)strength is in You, In ^(F1)whose heart are the ^(C2)roads to Zion!

Passing through the Valley of ^(F1)Baca they make it a ^(F2)spring; The ^(C1)early rain also covers it with blessings.

They ^(C1)go from strength to strength, ^(F1)Every one of them ^(C2)appears before God in Zion.

^(C1)LORD God of armies, hear my prayer; Listen, ^(C2)God of Jacob! Selah

See our ^(C1)shield, God, And look at the face of ^(C2)Your anointed.

For ^(C1)a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness.

For the LORD God is ^(C1)a sun and ^(C2)shield; The LORD gives grace and ^(C3)glory; ^(C4)He withholds no good thing ^(F1)from those who walk with integrity.

LORD of armies, ^(C1)Blessed is the person who trusts in You!