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¹ How lovely is Your dwelling place,
Lord of Hosts.^(b)
2 I long and yearn
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh cry out for^[a] the living God.^(c)

³ Even 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.^(d)
4 How happy are those who reside in Your house,
who praise You continually.^(e)Selah

⁵ Happy are the people whose strength is in You,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.^(f)
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,^[b]
they make it a source of springwater;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.^[c](g)
7 They go from strength to strength;
each appears before God in Zion.^(h)

⁸ Lord God of Hosts, hear my prayer;
listen, God of Jacob.⁽ⁱ⁾Selah
⁹ Consider our shield,^[d] God;^(j)
look on the face of Your anointed one.^(k)

¹⁰ Better a day in Your courts
than a thousand anywhere else.
I would rather be at the door of the house of my God
than to live in the tents of wicked people.^(l)
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield.^(m)
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.^(n)
12 Happy is the person who trusts in You,
Lord of Hosts!^(o)