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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!

LORD, You showed ^(C1)favor to Your land; You ^(C2)restored the fortunes of Jacob.

You ^(C1)forgave the guilt of Your people; You ^(C2)covered all their sin. Selah

You ^(C1)withdrew all Your fury; You ^(C2)turned away from Your burning anger.

^(C1)Restore us, God of our salvation, And ^(C2)cause Your indignation toward us to cease.

Will ^(C1)You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to ^(F1)all generations?

Will You not ^(F1)(C1)revive us again, So that Your people may ^(C2)rejoice in You?

Show us Your mercy, LORD, And ^(C1)grant us Your salvation.

^(F1)I will hear what God the LORD will say; For He will ^(C1)speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; And may they not ^(C2)turn back to ^(F2)foolishness.

Certainly ^(C1)His salvation is near to those who ^(F1)fear Him, That ^(C2)glory may dwell in our land.

^(C1)Graciousness and ^(F1)truth have met together; ^(C2)Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

^(F1)Truth ^(C1)sprouts from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven.

Indeed, ^(C1)the LORD will give what is good, And our ^(C2)land will yield its produce.

^(C1)Righteousness will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way.