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For the director of music. According to gittith.^[b] Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

How lovely is your dwelling place,^(a) Lord Almighty!

My soul yearns,^(b) even faints, for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.^(c)

Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young— a place near your altar,^(d) Lord Almighty,^(e) my King^(f) and my God.^(g)

Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.^[c]

Blessed are those whose strength^(h) is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.⁽ⁱ⁾

As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs;^(j) the autumn^(k) rains also cover it with pools.^[d]

They go from strength to strength,^(l) till each appears^(m) before God in Zion.⁽ⁿ⁾

Hear my prayer,^(o) Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.

Look on our shield,^[e](p) O God; look with favor on your anointed one.^(q)

Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper^(r) in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

For the Lord God is a sun^(s) and shield;^(t) the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold^(u) from those whose walk is blameless.

Lord Almighty, blessed^(v) is the one who trusts in you.

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

You, Lord , showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes^(a) of Jacob.

You forgave^(b) the iniquity^(c) of your people and covered all their sins.^[b]

You set aside all your wrath^(d) and turned from your fierce anger.^(e)

Restore^(f) us again, God our Savior,^(g) and put away your displeasure toward us.

Will you be angry with us forever?^(h) Will you prolong your anger through all generations?

Will you not revive⁽ⁱ⁾ us again, that your people may rejoice^(j) in you?

Show us your unfailing love,^(k) Lord , and grant us your salvation.^(l)

I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace^(m) to his people, his faithful servants— but let them not turn to folly.⁽ⁿ⁾

Surely his salvation^(o) is near those who fear him, that his glory^(p) may dwell in our land.

Love and faithfulness^(q) meet together; righteousness^(r) and peace kiss each other.

Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness^(s) looks down from heaven.

The Lord will indeed give what is good,^(t) and our land will yield^(u) its harvest.

Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.